2020 Storm Surge Forecast Sees 7.4 Million Residences at Risk

Okay, just to recap: So far in 2020, we’ve had the COVID-19 pandemic; partial collapse of the U.S. economy; no spring home buying season; dam breaches in Michigan; one of the busiest tornado seasons this decade; and, God help us, “murder hornets.” Now it’s June, and the official start of North American hurricane season.

Amid Rapid Change, MISMO Adapts

With mortgage technology changing in the blink of an eye, MISMO, the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization, is changing as well.

CoreLogic: Serious Delinquency Rates Triple in Recent Disaster Areas

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., released its annual Natural Hazard Report, saying communities affected by wildfire, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters in 2019 will likely experience an increase in mortgage delinquency rates, taking 12 or more months before normalizing to pre-disaster rates.

CoreLogic: With QM GSE ‘Patch’ Set to Expire, Impact Warrants Closer Investigation

In two blog posts last week, CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., examined the relationship between loan pricing and loan performance in context of the coming expiration of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Qualified Mortgage “GSE Patch.” The blogs noted little distinction in loan delinquencies in certain rate spread categories, but noted closer investigation is warranted.

CoreLogic: 78,000 Single-Family Properties Regained Equity in 3Q

CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., said U.S. homeowners with mortgages–representing 64% of all properties–saw their equity increase by 5.1% year over year in the third quarter, a gain of nearly $457 billion from a year ago.

Home Equity Up; Negative Equity Down

Two recent reports show equity-rich properties have increased strongly this year, while the number of properties with negative equity continue to fall.