During the pandemic, an estimated 3.2 million foreclosure starts were prevented, along with the completion of approximately 1.5 million foreclosures.
Read More »Housing Market 2023: Predictions and Strategies
With 2021 benefiting home sellers, Louis Amaya of PEMCO Capital Management details how the transition to a distinctly buyer-biased market is on the horizon.
Read More »Re-Evaluating Vendor Relationships
An upcoming Five Star Webinar, held in partnership with Boston National Title, will focus on vendor products, performance, and pricing in a post-pandemic marketplace.
Read More »HUD Assisted Nearly Two Million U.S. Homeowners During the Pandemic
HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge has announced that more than 1.8 million FHA borrowers received a forbearance due to a hardship created or exacerbated by COVID-19.
Read More »Ginnie Mae Extends Covid Relief Policies
Two new announcements address the lingering effects of the pandemic on Ginnie Mae Issuer operations.
Read More »Fannie Mae: Housing Market May Be More Vulnerable Than Projected
With home sales having dropped sharply this past year, Fannie Mae experts discuss the impact of lowering mortgage rates and what factors drove purchase demand to increase. Here’s why the housing market is now "in a different phase of the economic and housing cycle.”
Read More »Homebuyer Interest Wanes in Former Pandemic Hotspots
Declines in pending home sales were found by Redfin in pandemic homebuying hotspots of Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Austin, with each city reporting that pending sales plummeting more than 50%.
Read More »Opportunity Amid Adversity
Jim Albertelli of Voxtur explains four ways the industry can collectively drive innovation and change during these leaner times.
Read More »Metros Where Housing Is Most Attainable for New Buyers
Americans who have never owned a home are returning to the market following a pandemic dip, and Zillow notes 10 cities where they stand the best chance.
Read More »Investor Home Sales Slide in Q3
Redfin reports investor home purchases dropped 30% in Q3 2022, the largest decline reported since the Great Recession aside from Q2 2020, at the outset of the pandemic.
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