negative equitynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌneɡ.ə.tɪv ˈek.wɪ.ti/us/ˌneɡ.ə.t̬ɪv ˈek.wɪ.t̬i/UKa situation in which the value of a house has become less than the amount of money its owner borrowed in order to buy it
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Mortgages & real estate
- brick
- chain
- endowment policy
- estate agency
- Fannie Mae
- Freddie Mac
- holding
- home buyer
- housebuyer
- land tenure
- landholding
- leasehold
- leaseholder
- lessee
- open house
- owner-occupied
- rateable value
- real estate agent
- repayment
- title deed
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