It’s been quite a year for the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. In April, amid the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Index plunged 30 points to its lowest level since 2012. Yesterday—just four months later—the Index reached its highest point in its 35-year history.
Category: News and Trends
Report Cites ‘Historic’ Drop in CRE Completions
Reis, New York, reported commercial real estate completions have declined “in a historic manner” since the pandemic and shutdown orders hit the U.S.
Leah Sommerville and Chris Lewis: RON–The Last Mile in the eClosing Marathon
As consumers make efforts to significantly limit in-person interaction, the demand for remote online notarization eClosings, which allow borrowers to join real estate closings from the comfort of and, more importantly, safety of their homes, has increased exponentially. This begs the question: Why isn’t everyone closing every loan with RON?
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“The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on some homeowners’ ability to make their mortgage payments could not be more apparent. The nearly 4 percentage point jump in the delinquency rate was the biggest quarterly rise in the history of MBA’s survey. The second quarter results also mark the highest overall delinquency rate in nine years, and a survey-high delinquency rate for FHA loans.”
–Marina Walsh, MBA Vice President of Industry Analysis.
MBA: Loans in Forbearance Fall 9th Straight Week
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased by 23 basis points to 7.21% of servicers’ portfolio volume the week of Aug. 9 from 7.44% the previous week. MBA estimates 3.6 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
MBA: Loans in Forbearance Fall 9th Straight Week
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased by 23 basis points to 7.21% of servicers’ portfolio volume the week of Aug. 9 from 7.44% the previous week. MBA estimates 3.6 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
MBA: Mortgage Delinquencies Spike in Second Quarter
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s released its Second Quarter National Delinquency Survey, showing the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 8.22 percent of all loans outstanding.
MBA: Mortgage Delinquencies Spike in Second Quarter
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s released its Second Quarter National Delinquency Survey, showing the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 8.22 percent of all loans outstanding.
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“The COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on some homeowners’ ability to make their mortgage payments could not be more apparent. The nearly 4 percentage point jump in the delinquency rate was the biggest quarterly rise in the history of MBA’s survey. The second quarter results also mark the highest overall delinquency rate in nine years, and a survey-high delinquency rate for FHA loans.”
–Marina Walsh, MBA Vice President of Industry Analysis.
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