Given the plethora of case law addressing this issue, one legal expert suggests the Fifth’s ruling does not come as a surprise. The post Court Clarifies Evidentiary Requirements for Foreclosure [...]

A new study has found that that 11% of Americans have been forced to relocate to the pandemic, increasing the pool of Americans seeking homes in an already-constricted market. The [...]

However, experts anticipate a return to pre-pandemic levels of filings as a result of the vaccination roll-out and corresponding economic recovery. The post New Bankruptcies Hit 1-Year High in March [...]

Home prices reached a 15-year high in February, as demand continues to clash with historically low supply, creating increased affordability challenges, as mortgage rates begin to rise. The CoreLogic Home [...]

With approximately 2.5 million Americans currently in forbearance plans, a new report notes that the total loans in forbearance dropped to 4.9% of total volume, marking a five-week decline. The [...]

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Near-record-low rates alone are not enough to drive down the prospect of homeownership, as 15-year home price highs are pushing more Americans out of the market. The post Rates and [...]

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Editor's note: This article appears in the April 2021 edition of DS News, available here. The number of mortgages in active forbearance in the first week of February fell below [...]