The Golden State's dated zoning ordinances over the years have contributed to an affordable housing crisis, analysts say. So what might make its next legislative session different?
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.
Read More »Single-Family Temporary Flexibilities Extended, FHA Announces
A set of policy allowances for single-family lenders and servicers will be in place through June, according to the administration.
Read More »Investors Take Note: Top Locations for Gen Z Renters
Nine of the 20 cities on this list are located in the Midwest and eight are in the South—far from the coastal cities previously favored by millennials, according to the study.
Read More »Loans in Forbearance Drop for Third Consecutive Week
With 2.6 million U.S. homeowners now in forbearance plans, a new report shows a continued slide as new forbearances drop to a survey low.
Read More »HUD Announces Disaster Assistance for Texas’ Winter Storm Victims
As Texas is now a presidentially declared major disaster area, Lone Star State homeowners qualify for these foreclosure protections.
Read More »Redfin Poised to Enter the Rental Game
CEO Glenn Kelman says his company will "aim to compete with the largest portals on every front, for every visitor" in 2020, adding that he expects "a wild battle."
Read More »Despite Pandemic, the Need for Smaller Homes Remains
A study released by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies has found that while the pandemic has yielded the need for bigger and more spacious homes, the demand for smaller and more modestly-priced homes remains relatively high.
Read More »Active Forbearance Numbers Trending Upward
The number of active forbearance plans is on the rise, as a critical deadline looms where nearly 600,000 seriously delinquent borrowers near the end of their forbearance terms.
Read More »Big Cities Have Disproportionately Low Number of Black Homeowners
Even in areas with a large Black population, people of color face frequent setbacks when it comes to achieving homeownership, a factor that plays heavily into determining overall wealth.
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