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Sources and uses of equity extracted from homes

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  • Alan Greenspan
  • James E. Kennedy

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In this paper, we present estimates of the disposition of the free cash generated by home equity extraction to finance consumer spending, outlays for home improvements, debt repayment, acquisition of assets, and other uses. We estimate free cash as cash available net of closing costs and repayment of other mortgage debt. We also have extended the quarterly data series for gross equity extraction, presented in our earlier paper, back to 1968.

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  • Alan Greenspan & James E. Kennedy, 2007. "Sources and uses of equity extracted from homes," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2007-20, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), revised 2007.
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    Home equity loans; Consumption (Economics);

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