It wasn’t the perfect storm, but more like a perfect series of storms: Harvey, Irma, and Maria all hit in swift succession. And while 2017 didn’t set the record for the number of 1,000-year storms (there were six in 2016), ...
Read More »Could New Jersey Help Abate Puerto Rico’s Foreclosure Crisis?
As the island continues its long recovery from the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is on the cusp of a dire foreclosure epidemic. According to a December 2017 report by The New York Times, around one third of ...
Read More »Foreclosure Starts and Completions Hit 17-Year Lows
Mortgage delinquencies hit a 23-month high as 2017 wrapped up, surging by 164,000 year-over-year, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor Report from the Data and Analytics Division of Black Knight, Inc. However, that figure only tells part of the story. ...
Read More »HUD Announces $1.5 Billion in Aid to Puerto Rico
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday that it was awarding more than $1.5 billion in aid to help Puerto Rico recover from the damages wrought by Hurricanes Irma and Maria last year. HUD Deputy Secretary Pamela Hughes ...
Read More »Federal Agencies Encourage Community Reinvestment in Puerto Rico
The economic concerns following the destruction of Hurricane Maria stretch further than the islands. As some states are faced with an influx of refugees putting a strain on their housing market, the federal agencies step in to address the issues at hand.
Read More »Mortgage Delinquencies Begin to Recover from Hurricane Season
Even though last year’s hurricane season is behind us, the aftermath from 2017’s damaging storms continues to be felt both on the ground where the storms made landfall and throughout the housing and mortgage industry still dealing from the fallout ...
Read More »Puerto Rico Evacuees Exacerbating Florida Housing Crisis
Update: This story has been updated to note FEMA's extension of the TSA program for Puerto Rico evacuees. Over three months after Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island of Puerto Rico, half of the island’s 3.4 million citizens are ...
Read More »Charting the Path Forward
The housing market is no stranger to disaster—especially Hurricanes. But 2017 brought to light new challenges facing the industry: Hurricane Harvey, a record-breaking storm, and Hurricane Irma that followed barely a week later on the coat-tails of its predecessor. Editor’s Note: This article was originally featured in the October issue of DS News, available now.
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