As the future of the economy remains uncertain, the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research Group forecasts home sales to remain constrained within a tight range regardless.
Read More »Despite Low Q2 Mortgage Delinquencies, Signs of ‘Consumer Credit Stress’ Remain
Marina Walsh, CMB, MBA’s VP of Industry Analysis, reported that “FHA delinquencies rose 10 basis points compared to year ago levels. … As the economy slows and labor market cools, homeowners with FHA loans are likely to feel the distress first.”
Read More »Q1 Foreclosure Activity Trends Upward
Spurred by rising unemployment, ATTOM has found that U.S. foreclosure filings climbed 22% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2023.
Read More »Fed Raises Interest Rate to 15-Year High
FOMC raises the borrowing rate half a percentage point, capping a series of four consecutive three-quarter-point hikes.
Read More »Examining Q3 Mortgage Delinquencies
After a recent report found nearly 1.4 million home loans nationwide were in some stage of delinquency, a new MBA report examines how the multifamily side of the housing sector compared during Q3 2022.
Read More »Analyzing Q3’s Most At-Risk Housing Markets
A new study examines the nation’s regions that were most vulnerable to market declines in the third quarter of 2022, based on home affordability and foreclosures.
Read More »Q3 Foreclosure Rates ‘Reflecting Other Aspects of the Economy’
With talk of a recession on the horizon, ATTOM’s latest data breaks down foreclosure rates and related data, as well as how they are being impacted by larger economic factors.
Read More »Ginnie Mae Loans in Forbearance Rise in August
While overall mortgage servicers’ portfolio volume of loans in forbearance continues to dwindle, Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance increased in August, with approximately 360,000 U.S. homeowners currently in forbearance plans.
Read More »Forbearance Data: Exits, Results & More
MBA reports the overall forbearance rate in June nearly plateaued, with just a four-basis-point month-over-month decline, as approximately 405,000 homeowners in the U.S. remain in forbearance plans.
Read More »Foreclosure Starts Up in First Half of 2022
ATTOM reports foreclosure activity creeping up over the first six months of the year, rising 153% year-over-year, but down just 1% from pre-pandemic times of just two years ago.
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