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CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium Until June 30
CNN issued a report detailing the CDC’s decision to extend its federal moratorium on eviction for non-payment of rent until June 30, 2021.
29 Mar 2021
CFPB: Report Highlights More Than a Half-Million Complaints in 2020
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its Consumer Response Annual Report for 2020. The report reflects issues consumers reported to the bureau throughout the year as influenced by numerous factors, including changing market conditions.
24 Mar 2021
Proposed New York Bill Aims to Ban Plywood Property Boarding
NY A6519 was introduced in the The New York State Senate. The bill would prohibit the use of plywood, wood composite, wood veneer or similar wood-based products to secure any real property that is deemed vacant and abandoned.
19 Mar 2021
Flood Risk is Growing for U.S. Homeowners Due to Climate Change
CNN recently published a report offering a detailed look at the increasing threat for flooding across the country and the associated risk of financial loss for affected homeowners.
16 Mar 2021
ATTOM: U.S. Foreclosure Activity Sees Uptick in February 2021
ATTOM Data Solutions released its February 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. The report shows that there were a total of 11,281 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings (default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions).
11 Mar 2021
Senate Vote Confirms Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that Marcia L. Fudge has been sworn in as the eighteenth department secretary.
10 Mar 2021
CFPB: Housing Insecurity and the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report summarizing some of the relevant data and research associated with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rental and mortgage market. Specifically, it outlines the risk of widespread evictions and foreclosures once federal, state and local pandemic protections come to an end.
1 Mar 2021
Texas Judge Finds National Eviction Ban Unconstitutional
CNBC published an article outlining a recent ruling by a Texas federal judge that has designated the current national eviction ban as being unconstitutional.
26 Feb 2021
ATTOM: Total Number of Zombie Foreclosures Drops in First Quarter 2021
ATTOM Data Solutions issued its Q1 2021 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report. According to its findings, 1.4 (1,449,253) million residential properties in the U.S. are currently vacant.
25 Feb 2021
Resource: Eviction, Mortgage and Foreclosure Relief During COVID-19
Justia has created an online resource featuring a comprehensive state-by-state review of COVID-19 eviction and foreclosure protections as well as a summary of associated federal actions.
19 Feb 2021