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 »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 »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 »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 »A Look at ‘Economically Integrated’ Neighborhoods
A new Redfin study analyzed the mix of affordable and high-end homes in neighborhoods across 30 of the largest American cities to determine which are the most economically-integrated.
Read More »Number of Homes for Sale at All-Time Low
San Jose and San Francisco saw the greatest increase in new listings, but here’s how the rest of the market is faring.
Read More »Fannie Mae: Consumer Housing Confidence Update
According to a new report, consumer opinions are shifting when it comes to buying and selling homes. Click through to read the GSE’s findings.
Read More »Forbearance Activity Ended 2020 on a Flat Note
New data published by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has determined the number of mortgages now in forbearance remained mostly flat at the tail end of December. According to the MBA’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey, 5.53% of servicers’ ...
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