According to Zillow, 28.4 percent of all single-family homes with a mortgage in the United States are now underwater
According to Zillow the average price of a home in the U.S. is about 8 percent lower than it was a year ago and that it continues to fall about 1 percent a month
U.S. home prices have now fallen a whopping 33% from where they were at during the peak of the housing bubble
During the first quarter of 2011, home values declined at the fastest rate since late 2008
According to Zillow, more than 55 percent of all single-family homes with a mortgage in Atlanta have negative equity and more than 68 percent of all single-family homes with a mortgage in Phoenix have negative equity
U.S. home values have fallen an astounding 6.3 trillion dollars since the housing crisis first began
In February, U.S. housing starts experienced their largest decline in 27 years
New home sales in the United States are now down 80% from the peak in July 2005
Historically, the percentage of residential mortgages in foreclosure in the United States has tended to hover between 1 and 1.5 percent. Today, it is up around 4.5 percent
According to RealtyTrac, foreclosure filings in the United States are projected to increase by another 20 percent in 2011
Two years ago, the average U.S. homeowner that was being foreclosed upon had not made a mortgage payment in 11 months. Today, the average U.S. homeowner that is being foreclosed upon has not made a mortgage payment in 17 months
Sales of foreclosed homes now represent an all-time record 23.7% of the market
4.5 million home loans are now either in some stage of foreclosure or are at least 90 days delinquen
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, at least 8 million Americans are currently at least one month behind on their mortgage payments
In September 2008, 33 percent of Americans knew someone who had been foreclosed upon or who was facing the threat of foreclosure. Today that number has risen to 48 percent
During the first quarter of 2011, less new homes were sold in the U.S. than in any three month period ever recorded
According to a recent census report, 13% of all homes in the United States are currently sitting empty
In 1996, 89 percent of Americans believed that it was better to own a home than to rent one. Today that number has fallen to 63 percent
According to Zillow, the United States has been in a "housing recession" for 57 straight months without an end in sight
