The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased by 16 basis points to 5.67% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of Nov. 1, from 5.83% the prior week. MBA now estimates 2.8 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.
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Trevor Gauthier of ACES Quality Management on Early Payment Defaults
Trevor Gauthier is CEO of ACES Quality Management, formerly known as ACES Risk Management (ARMCO). He has more than 20 years of executive experience in leading growth initiatives for tech organizations and building teams both organically and through acquisition.
Signs of Retail Sector Distress Grow
The retail market is starting to see distress as the pandemic enters its ninth month, said Moody’s Analytics REIS, New York.
3Q Home Equity Levels Rise Despite Pandemic
ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif., said equity-rich properties in the U.S. now outnumber those considered seriously underwater by a nearly 5-1 margin.
Home Price Appreciation Jumps to Six-Year High
CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said home prices increased 6.7% nationally in September from a year ago, the fastest annual acceleration since May 2014.
Smaller Metros—and Fewer Disasters—On Home Buyers’ Radar Screens
The coronavirus has caused a sea change in Americans’ attitudes toward home. With millions now working from home—many permanently—they are rethinking everything: how to repurpose rooms; how many cars they need to own; and especially, where they want to live, not where they need to live.
Commercial, Multifamily Borrowing Falls 47% in Third Quarter
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 47 percent lower in the third quarter compared to a year ago, and increased 12 percent from the second quarter of 2020, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.
MISMO Seeks Comment on New API Toolkit
MISMO, the mortgage industry’s standards organization, released its new MISMO API (application programming interface) Toolkit yesterday for a 60-day member comment period.
Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 5.83%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey revealed the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 7 basis points from 5.90% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior week to 5.83% as of October 25, 2020.
Commercial, Multifamily Delinquencies Decline in October
Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial and multifamily properties declined in October, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest monthly CREF Loan Performance Survey reported.