Vero Beach Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Vero Beach Florida

Vero Beach real estate listings, Vero Beach homes for sale, houses and condos for sale in Vero Beach, Sebastian, Orchid and Indian River County, homes for sale in Florida

  • Home
  • About
    • About the Realtor
      • John Makris
    • About Vero Beach
  • For Buyers
    • Home Buyer Guides
    • Home Buyer Tips
  • For Sellers
    • FSBO
    • Home Selling
    • Home Values
    • Home Seller Guides
    • Home Seller Tips
  • Contact Us
  • Posts Comments
  • Featured Properties
  • Lifestyle Communities
    • Beachside Communities
    • Boating Communities
    • Golf Communities
    • Nature Nestled Communities
  • Property Search
    • Basic Search
    • Advanced Search
    • Map Search
    • Neighborhood Finder
  • Popular Searches
    • Foreclosures
    • Short Sales
    • Oceanfront Homes
    • Riverfront Homes
  • Market Reports
    • Luxury Market Reports
    • Island Single Family
    • Island Condos
    • Vero Beach Mainland
    • The Market
You are here: Home / Market Reports / Watching the Stock Market? Check the Value of Your Home for Good News.

Watching the Stock Market? Check the Value of Your Home for Good News.

September 20, 2022 By veroman

Watching the Stock Market? Check the Value of Your Home for Good News. | Simplifying The Market

While watching the stock market recently may have started to feel pretty challenging, checking the value of your home should come as welcome relief in this volatile time. If you’re a homeowner, your net worth got a big boost over the past few years thanks to rising home prices. And that increase in your wealth came in the form of home equity. Here’s how it works.

Equity is the current value of your home minus what you owe on the loan. Because there was a significant imbalance between the number of homes available for sale and the number of buyers looking to make a purchase over the past few years, home prices appreciated substantially. And while rising inventory and mortgage rates have cooled the market some in recent months, home prices nationally remain strong.

That’s why, according to the latest Homeowner Equity Insights from CoreLogic, the average homeowner equity has grown by $60,000 over the last 12 months. While that’s the national number, if you want to know what happened, on average, over the past year in your area, look at the map below from CoreLogic:

Watching the Stock Market? Check the Value of Your Home for Good News. | Simplifying The Market

Why This Is So Important Right Now

Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist at the National Association of Realtors (NAR), helps explain why this matters so much today:

“. . . the decline in the stock market has dented overall net wealth. It has fallen by $6 trillion from the first to the second quarter. Only housing wealth has held on, with homeowners’ real estate wealth (home value minus mortgage balance) rising by $1.2 trillion.”

While equity helps increase your overall net worth, it can also help you achieve other goals like buying your next home. When you sell your current house, the equity you built up comes back to you in the sale, and it may be just what you need to cover a large portion – if not all – of the down payment on your next home.

Bottom Line

There’s volatility in today’s stock market, but home equity is still incredibly strong. To find out just how much equity you have in your current home, let’s connect.

Filed Under: Market Reports, The Market Tagged With: Market Reports, Real Estate Market, Real Estate News

John Makris – REALTOR®

LPT Realty, LLC

1400 S. International
Parkway, Suite 1020
Lake Mary FL 32746 Phone: (772) 532-0945
John Makris - Vero Beach Realtor

Recent Posts

  • 2025 Mid-Year Housing Market Outlook
  • Vero Beach Market Report for 32963 April 2025
  • Vero Beach Mainland Market Report April 2025
  • More Homes, More Options for Your Move
  • Price Your House Right or Watch It Sit

A COOL WAY TO FIND YOUR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD!



A new and fun to use tool that can help you find the IDEAL Vero Beach neighborhood!

Top 5 Luxury homes in Vero Beach – Summer 2022

https://veroflrealestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Vero_Beach_Top_5_Luxury_Homes_Summer_2022.mp4

Vero Beach Home Sellers Guide

 Seasonal Edition of Home Sellers Guide Spring 2025

Vero Beach Home Buyers Guide

Seasonal Edition of Home Buyers Guide Spring 2025

Vero Beach Home Values

The Vero Beach Home Market Analysis Report

Sebastian Home Values

The Sebastian Home Market Analysis Report

Return to top of page
Copyright ® 2024 · VERO BEACH REAL ESTATE