February 24, 2016 Major Improvement: 6.4 Million U.S. Properties End 2015 Underwater Comments Off Around Fort Lauderdale Economy Eye on the Market Florida Mortgage Real Estate Weblogs As of the end of 2015 there were 12.6 million (12,621,274) U.S. properties that were equity rich (at least 50 percent equity), representing 22.5 percent of all properties with a mortgage. Marina Sarabia and Kathleen Costanzo Read more