MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 16 2021–Aggregate Back Rent Owed

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week zeroes in on households who missed rental payments in June. The chart plots a) the distribution of those households by the number of payments they have missed since the onset of the pandemic; and b) an estimate of the aggregate dollar volume of back rent owed by those households.

RIHA: Fewer Households Missed Housing Payments in Second Quarter

Slightly under five million households did not make their rent or mortgage payments in the second quarter, updated research from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America reported.

Fitch: Risks to Affordable Multifamily Housing Remain Despite Stimulus

Fitch Ratings, New York, said rental assistance provided under the American Rescue Plan will help renters and multifamily property landlords, but the extent to which the ARP can keep delinquencies low is uncertain, as the amount of unpaid back rent is difficult to estimate due to lack of data.

MBA Letter Outlines Fiscal 2021 Budget Priorities

The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a Feb. 10 letter to the House Financial Services Committee, outlined several priorities it supports as the committee wrestles with its markup of the federal government’s fiscal 2021 budget.