According to Black Knight’s latest forbearance data analysis, a common trend continued as the number of active forbearances fell this week, driven by month-end expiration activity. Nationwide, the number of U.S. homeowners with forbearance plans stood at approximately 2.69 million ...
Read More »Fannie Mae Honors 31 Partners for Servicing Excellence
Fannie Mae’s STAR Program was established to recognize outstanding performance in the servicing sector as 31 of the nation’s top mortgage servicers were recently honored for their accomplishments.
Read More »The Week Ahead: In Pursuit of Fair Housing for All
Equality in housing will be the focus of a House Financial Services Committee hearing next Wednesday as the government enacts measures designed to help break down barriers in the affordable housing sector.
Read More »Manufactured Housing: The Low Inventory Solution?
Demand continues to overshadow supply in the housing market, but a combination of manufactured homes and down payment assistance may ease this burden.
Read More »Servicers Brace for Forbearance Challenges
A complimentary DS News webinar examines what lies ahead for mortgage servicers as pandemic-fueled foreclosure and forbearance issues continue to hit the nation.
Read More »Credit Health Suffering as Pandemic Lingers
A new report from the Urban Institute examines how the nation’s credit health has been impacted as communities nationwide continue to face struggles related to COVID-19.
Read More »Why Home Values Skyrocketed During a National Health Crisis
With the nation nearing a full year under COVID-19, the housing market seems to be one of the few shining sports amid this dark time in U.S. history.
Read More »FHFA Injects $1.09 Billion Into Affordable Housing
By allocating $1.09 billion into the affordable housing sector, the FHFA more than doubled it 2019 amounts to HUD’s Housing Trust Fund and the Treasury’s Capital Magnet Fund.
Read More »Where Property Taxes Are Lowest
Researchers found the residents of Hawaii pay the least for their property taxes, while across the map, the Garden State of New Jersey comes in at a rate nearly nine times as much.
Read More »Roughly 2.1 Million Homeowners Remain 90+ Days Overdue
Black Knight finds that while the housing market has been in a slow recovery, the national foreclosure rate remains nearly five times greater than pre-pandemic levels.
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