Fed’s Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth Decreased $6.1 Trillion in Q2

The net worth of households and nonprofits fell to $143.8 trillion during the second quarter of 2022. The value of directly and indirectly held corporate equities decreased $7.7 trillion and the value of real estate increased $1.4 trillion
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Household debt increased 7.4 percent at an annual rate in the second quarter of 2022. Consumer credit grew at an annual rate of 8.5 percent, while mortgage debt (excluding charge-offs) grew at an annual rate of 8.8 percent.

Net worth as a percent of GDP is down from the all-time high in Q4.

This includes real estate and financial assets (stocks, bonds, pension reserves, deposits, etc) net of liabilities (mostly mortgages). Note that this does NOT include public debt obligations.

The second graph shows homeowner percent equity since 1952.

Household percent equity (as measured by the Fed) collapsed when house prices fell sharply in 2007 and 2008.

In Q2 2022, household percent equity (of household real estate) was at 70.5% – up from 70.1% in Q1, 2022. This is the highest percent equity since the early 1980s.

Note: This includes households with no mortage debt.

The third graph shows household real estate assets and mortgage debt as a percent of GDP. Note this graph was impacted by the sharp decline in Q2 2020 GDP.

Mortgage debt increased by $263 billion in Q2.

Mortgage debt is up $1.46 trillion from the peak during the housing bubble, but, as a percent of GDP is at 48.9% – up slightly from Q1 – and down from a peak of 73.3% of GDP during the housing bust.

The value of real estate, as a percent of GDP, increased in Q2, and is well above the average of the last 30 years.