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The State Where the Most People are Behind on their Mortgage
The American housing market is in the midst of a period of extraordinary price increases, driven by historically high demand.
28 Nov 2021
The State with the Most Foreclosures
Foreclosures plagued the real estate market during the Great Recession. Home prices plunged so much in some areas that people lost all their home equity and even faced situations in which the value of their mortgages was higher than the value of their homes. Los Angeles, Phoenix and Las Vegas were hit particularly hard.
26 Oct 2021
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in September
Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in September was 1.46%, down from 1.62% in August. Freddie’s rate is down year-over-year from 3.04% in September 2020.
25 Oct 2021
Delinquencies Continue to Decline but Forbearances Still a Concern
The national delinquency rate has fallen below 4.0 percent for the first time since COVID-19 started messing up the world.
22 Oct 2021
Illinois, New Jersey and Delaware have Most Markets at Elevated Risk from Pandemic Fallout
ATTOM report shows that New Jersey, Illinois and Delaware had the highest concentrations of the most at-risk markets in the third quarter – with the biggest clusters in the New York City and Chicago areas – while the West remained far less exposed.
21 Oct 2021
HUD Issues ANPR on New Non-LIBOR Index Rate for ARMs
HUD issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding adoption of a new index rate for FHA-insured adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs), as the previously-used London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is set to be discontinued.
21 Oct 2021
Foreclosures See Hard Spike as Federal Protections End
As expected, the end of federal protections in September has coincided with a significant uptick in foreclosures, as default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions spiked 34% in Q3 of this year according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions®, potentially foreshadowing a difficult winter for homeowners still struggling through the pandemic.
20 Oct 2021
Opinion: Forbearance Will Not Lead to a Huge Wave of Foreclosures
Most homeowners in forbearance have sufficient equity in their homes, and there will not be a huge wave of foreclosures like following the housing bubble.
8 Sep 2021
USDA: Extension of a COVID-19 Foreclosure Related Eviction Moratorium
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an extension of its moratorium on evictions through September 30, 2021, for Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program borrowers. The foreclosure moratorium remains unchanged and will expire on July 31, 2021.
30 Jul 2021
VA: Circular 26-21-14: Eviction Relief for Borrowers Affected by COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that through September 30, 2021, foreclosure-related evictions are not to be initiated or completed on properties previously secured by VA-guaranteed loans (including properties in the VA’s Real Estate Owned portfolio). This moratorium does not apply to vacant or abandoned properties.
30 Jul 2021