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Why previously underwater homeowners can finally breathe a sigh of relief

The homeownership gap is closing. That's the the difference between the official homeownership rate and the “effective” rate where only homeowners with positive equity in their house are counted. During the housing crisis, of course, many homeowners were underwater---with no home equity. Or negative equity!