Borrowers With Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Mortgages Can Get Additional Forbearance | Paper Source…
Originally published by REALTOR.com | February 10, 2021
Homeowners must already be in forbearance on their mortgage by Feb. 28 to qualify for the three-month extension.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency is extending the length of…
Existing-Home Sales Up 0.6% in January – Real Estate Investing Today
The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 0.6% in January to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6.69 million (up 23.7% from one year ago). Total housing inventory at the end of…
Housing Starts Down & Building Permits Up in January – Real Estate Investing Today
The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,580,000, which is 6% below December’s revised number. January’s rate for units in buildings with…
Political Power Shift Could Generate Changes in the U.S. Luxury Housing Market | Paper Source Online
Originally published by REALTOR.com | February 16, 2021
Political actions have both a direct and an indirect impact on the housing market.
There’s a new political party in charge in Washington, D.C., one that hopes to make some big…
Radio Reaches 91% of U.S. Population – Real Estate Investing Today
Today’s infographic from Statista reminds us that out of all the media that is used to reach customers, radio still comes out on top. In fact, citing data from Nielsen, on any given week radio reaches 91% of the U.S.…
Analysis of HUD’s Recent Fair Housing Act Enforcement – Real Estate Investing Today
The DC-based group US Housing Consultants recently released a short analysis of HUD’s recent decision to enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity. The stated…
Foreclosures Continue to Hit All-Time Lows – Real Estate Investing Today
According to ATTOM Data’s latest U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, showing there were 9,702 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings (default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions). This figure was down 11% from…
President Biden extends mortgage relief, ban on home foreclosures through June | Paper Source Online
Published by USA Today on February 16, 2021
The foreclosure moratorium was set to expire March 31 and is now in place through June 30.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday extended a ban on home foreclosures for federally backed mortgages…
Counties Where Rents Have Fallen the Most – Real Estate Investing Today
Which counties across the nation have experienced the greatest drop in monthly rent? That’s what the number-crunchers at Realtor.com recently set out to discover. Using data from last December, they looked at the median…
Foreclosure & Eviction Moratoriums Extended Through June 30th – Real Estate Investing…
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced in mid-February the extension of the FHA’s foreclosure and eviction moratoriums through June 30th, 2021, as well as an extension of the initial start date of a COVID-19…