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If Trump is reelected, his administration would likely move forward with privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and relaxing key rules, while a Joe Biden presidency would likely try to expand homeownership access and borrower protections.

The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance decreased for the tenth straight week, but to a lesser degree than in previous weeks, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

As swelling demand constricts inventory to record-low levels, home price growth cuts into the purchasing power afforded by plunging interest rates, according to First American.

While cutting losers to buy winners is an age-old investment proposition, the Covid-19 pandemic may create even more openings than the past crises that became bonanzas for real estate investors.

Home prices in San Diego County blew past previous records to hit an all-time high of $634,000 in July.

Meanwhile, July saw a record surge in existing-home sales, while mortgages in serious delinquency were on the rise

Most of the proceeds will be used to deal with debt maturities, with the rest held by the MI unit's parent.

As interest rates tumbled throughout July, prepayments climbed to the highest monthly rate since 2004, but 90-days-or-more delinquencies were on the rise from June, according to Black Knight.

There were questions about the GSEs' use of structured credit risk transfers in the single-family market given an earlier pandemic-related market disruption.

Sales of previously owned homes surged by the most on record in July as lower mortgage rates continued to power a residential real estate market that's proving a key source of strength for the economic recovery.

Uncertainty over the economy, the pandemic and politics are keeping existing owners from listing their homes.

Positive payment behaviors in conjunction with CARES Act measures kept mortgage delinquencies from rising, but the number of borrowers facing hardship grew exponentially from last year, according to TransUnion.

Lenders initially won't be able to pass on the cost of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's "adverse market fee" to borrowers whose rates on GSE-backed mortgages and refinances are already locked in.

The higher charge on mortgages refinanced through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is supposed to cushion against a crisis but could contribute to one as the fees are passed on to struggling consumers.

Mortgage rates crept up this week, nearly reaching the 3% mark as lenders raised prices because of a new fee, although purchase activity remained solid, according to Freddie Mac.

The CFPB is giving stakeholders until Dec. 1 to file comments on a potential overhaul to its rules related to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which prohibits discrimination in credit and lending decisions.

With mortgage rates tumbling near 3% in the second quarter, refinance originations spiked 400% in some housing markets, pushing overall volume to its highest point since 2009, according to Attom Data Solutions.

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The coronavirus continued reshaping the Bay Area housing market last month, as demand for homes was weakest in San Francisco and strongest in the North Bay as buyers untethered to an office sought more space.

Recent changes to housing policy and uncertainty regarding the coronavirus could slow that growth.