Servicers confront complex instructions from regulatory agencies as they prepare for 1.2 million homeowners to exit forbearance plans in 2021.
Read More »Diving Into New Mortgage Data
On Monday, the most recent findings on the mortgage market were released—reporting an analysis of the equity extraction methods, underwater borrowers, and more.
Read More »Market Favoring First-Timers
According to a recent report, first-time homebuyers have the lowest rate of foreclosures ever seen. Learn more about this and other foreclosure stats impacting today's housing market.
Read More »Negative Equity Still Plagues Lower-Priced Homes
While negative equity rates have improved overall nationally, the recovery has been imbalanced when it comes to house prices and geography.
Read More »Refinances Could Be Poised for a Major Upswing
The number of borrowers who could either qualify for or benefit from a mortgage refinance has skyrocketed by 1.5 million since January 1.
Read More »Delinquent Loans May Still Face Foreclosure After Exceeding Statutes of Limitations
Some of the states that were hit hardest by the foreclosure crisis contain many loans that are past the foreclosure statute of limitations in their respective states—but they are not off the hook.
Read More »Foreclosure Inventory Still More Than Double ‘Normal’ Level
Despite substantial declines over the last three to four years, especially in the last year, the rate of foreclosure inventory—that is, the percentage of residential properties that were in some state of foreclosure—remains about two and a half times its “normal” or pre-recession level, according to Black Knight Financial Services’ September 2015 Mortgage Monitor released Monday.
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