How many mortgages are there in the US?

Answer 1

From US Statistical Abstract, table 961

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/construction_housing/homeownership_and_housing_costs.html

74,931,000 housing units in the US in 2005

48,394,000 had a mortgage

{| |- | Number of regular and home equity mortgages: (in thousands)

1 mortgage 33,409 2 mortgages 10,877 3 mortgages or more 1,164 Number not reported 4,639

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