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“For the second quarter in a row, the mortgage delinquency rate fell to its lowest level since MBA’s survey began in 1979,” said Marina Walsh, MBA’s VP of Industry Analysis.
Read More »Delinquency Rate Finds New Low
As Originations Decline, Consumer Interest in HELOCs Inches Upward
Joe Mellman, SVP and Mortgage Business Leader at TransUnion, said, "Considering that homeowners had a cumulative total of $604 billion in non-mortgage debt, [HELOCs allow homeowners to] use their available home equity to pay off more expensive debt while keeping their existing low interest rate mortgage in place.”
Read More »Vacant Homes in Foreclosure Record Third Consecutive Quarterly Increase
The number of zombie properties inched upward in Q4, and though they remain a small portion of the market at just one in every 13,000 residential properties nationwide, those numbers are projected to grow in the aftermath of foreclosure moratoria lapsing.
Read More »Report: Delinquent Borrowers Finding ‘Alternatives to Defaulting’
“The share of U.S. borrowers who are six months or more late on their mortgage payments fell to a two-year low in August and was less than one-third of the pandemic high recorded in February 2021,” said Molly Boesel, Principal Economist at CoreLogic.
Read More »Prepayment Activity Falls to 20-Year Lows
Black Knight’s latest data also breaks down shifts in delinquency rates, foreclosure starts, and more. Click here to read what BK reports.
Read More »Home Sellers Report Drop in Profits During Q3
"If the Federal Reserve's objective was to slow down the housing market, it has succeeded spectacularly," said Rick Sharga, EVP of Market Intelligence at ATTOM.
Read More »FHFA Releases Q2 Foreclosure Prevention Report
The FHFA's foreclosure analysis for July 2022 revealed the total number of loans in forbearance is trending downward from its peak in May, with nearly 85,000 loans in forbearance nationwide, while total refinance volume and mortgage rates also decreased in the same month.
Read More »Next Steps for Default Servicing
As fears of a recession grow, it would be prudent for everyone—servicers and regulators alike—to think hard about default servicing improvements and reforms.
Read More »Pace of Forbearance Exits Slows in September
The MBA reports that nationwide forbearance volume continues to drop, however the impact of Hurricane Ian may change that trend as servicers continue to report on the devastation from the storm.
Read More »Q3 Foreclosure Rates ‘Reflecting Other Aspects of the Economy’
With talk of a recession on the horizon, ATTOM’s latest data breaks down foreclosure rates and related data, as well as how they are being impacted by larger economic factors.
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