Tag Archives: Rick Sharga

Investors are buying up more real estate and paying less for it, as a new report finds investors now account for 15% of all residential property purchases.

The first bits of foreclosure data are starting to come through after the federal government’s foreclosure moratorium expired July 31 and the numbers are not as bad as some experts were predicting at the start of the moratorium.  ATTOM, a real-estate data company, released its Q3 2021 U.S. Foreclosure ...

The 2021 Five Star Conference and Expo kicked off Sunday with the FORCE Rally and reception for members of Five Star's Federation of REO Certified Experts group. The session was hosted by Continental Realtors and co-hosted by RealtyTrac, whose EVP Rick Sharga delivered the keynote address.  ...

Housing professionals have long been anticipating the response to the July 31 expiration of the federal moratorium on foreclosures. With August numbers coming in, analysts say there has indeed been a rise in foreclosure activity, but they do not expect ...

The end of the government moratorium could lead to a steady increase in default activity for the rest of the year, but not a surge, experts predict.

Default rates continue to decline as pandemic-related financial distress across the country continues to ease for homeowners.

In the month of May, one in every 12,700 housing units had a foreclosure filing, a total down from April, but up 23% over last year at the outset of the foreclosure moratorium and CARES Act.

An analysis of Q1 foreclosures by ATTOM Data Solutions has found that there were a total of 33,699 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings—default notices, scheduled auctions, or bank repossessions—during the first quarter of 2021, up 9% from the previous quarter, ...

The 2020 figures represented the lowest level since ATTOM began tracking these numbers in 2005. Here’s how the numbers broke down.

Natural disasters had a significant impact on the mortgage and real estate industry over the past year. Here's why FEMA recently reversed an existing policy regarding the National Flood Insurance Program and why it’s important during the ongoing government shutdown.