Mortgages exceed home values across the Central Valley, with more than six out of ten homes in Stockton, for example, underwater, according to new reports Thursday from real estate information company CoreLogic Inc. of Santa Ana.
While Stockton is the deepest underwater market reported by CoreLogic, it has plenty of company.
• In Modesto, 59.6 percent, or 58,892, of all residential properties with a mortgage were in negative equity for second quarter 2010. An additional 4.9 percent, or 4,875, were in near negative equity in Modesto.
• In Stockton, 62.4 percent, or 80,505, of all residential properties with a mortgage were in negative equity for second quarter 2010. That’s nearly three times the national average. An additional 4.1 percent, or 5,257 homes, were in near negative equity in Stockton.
• In Fresno, 46.8 percent, or 71,850, of all residential properties with a mortgage were in negative equity for second quarter 2010. An additional 4.6 percent, or 6,985, were in near negative equity in Fresno.
• In metropolitan Sacramento, 43.4 percent, or 214,468, of all residential properties with a mortgage were in negative equity for second quarter 2010. An additi