A new report published by the Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center calling for a re-examination of how federal regulators oversee nonbank mortgage servicers. The report, titled “Improving the Safety and Soundness of Nonbank Mortgage Servicers Will Require More Than ...
Read More »Forbearance Plan Removals Could Increase in January
A report shows forbearance activity at the highest level since early November, but nearly 270,000 forbearance plans are set to expire this week.
Read More »FHFA Requests Input on Appraisal Policy Modernization
This latest RFI follows challenges that appraisers have faced over the past year, including the inability to perform on-site inspection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Stimulus and Moratoria Extensions: The Need for Long-Term Solutions
Analysts suggest the incoming administration would do best to re-focus future efforts toward assisting landlords and mortgage holders rather than providing further moratoria extensions.
Read More »Unprecedented Equity Could Help Prevent ‘Foreclosure Tsunami’
Efforts at federal and local levels to help homeowners into forbearance rather than foreclosure have been enormously effective, according to economists, but the uncertainty and temporary nature of those protections leave the market at risk of a possible wave of ...
Read More »Delinquency Report Reflects ‘Critical Situation’
The latest First Look mortgage loan performance data report from Black Knight Inc. on the state of mortgage delinquencies offered glimmers of hope mixed with statistics that point to continued problems across the housing market. First, the good news: mortgage ...
Read More »A ‘Paradigm Shift For The Better’ in Real Estate
The COVID-19 crisis changed every aspect of American life. The property/financial-data analysts at CoreLogic examined how, specifically, the pandemic affected real estate and the housing economy in 2020 and how the industry's response to sudden challenges is likely to shape ...
Read More »Move-In Ready Homes Spark Bidding Wars
It was a competitive November in the housing market—a new data report from Redfin found 53.6% of home offers written by the Seattle-headquartered brokerage’s agents nationwide were involved in a bidding war. Although November’s data was a decline from the ...
Read More »‘Unusual Circumstances’ for the Home-Flipping Business
Real estate investors in the third quarter of 2020 have purchased and flipped 57,155 single-family homes and condominiums nationwide, according to the latest ATTOM Data Solutions Home Flipping Report. ATTOM researchers said that for the second consecutive quarter, the rate ...
Read More »Millions May Lose Their Homes When Moratoria Expire
Despite federal and local efforts to halt foreclosures and evictions during a global health crisis, losing a home has become a real threat facing millions of Americans, especially as preventative moratoria expire in December and January. Several reports and publications ...
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