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The mortgage forbearance option in the March 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act  offered relief to millions of homeowners during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 33.4 million with federally backed mortgages can request from their servicers a forbearance plan (with far less documentation of financial hardship than is usually required) allowing them to delay ...

In a report authored in part by former FHFA Special Advisor Bob Ryan, the Urban Institute assessed the FHFA’s proposal and how the Agency can “iron out the wrinkles” of a single security.

A study examined the FHA’s program for distressed assets and the ways in which it could be improved. Here’s what it recommended.

Recent research looked at the economic and property losses caused by recent natural disasters. Here’s what the findings revealed.

A recent study explored how new ways of financing can engage partners and investors to help communities address the impacts of blighted properties. Here's what it found.

After a year-long research, a new report gives some common-sense solutions to increase homeownership among African Americans.

Climate change-driven natural disasters can be detrimental to household income and finances, and a recent report examines how such events impact delinquency and foreclosure rates.

According to some, maintaining the status quo in servicing compensation isn’t enough. Here are some changes that could be made to the current compensation model.

Recent announcements by the GSEs and the FHA are likely to shape the housing market in 2019. But which indicator will have a more immediate effect on homebuyers and sellers?

On Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing to discuss housing reform. Here's what else is happening in The Week Ahead.