Foreclosures

The bill would provide up to 18 months of relief to homeowners still financially impacted from the storm and would apply retroactively to payments missed since September 2021.

Tax lien forfeitures have unjustly taken from thousands of homeowners a combined $860 million in remaining proceeds from foreclosure sales, attorneys claim.

The numbers represented an annual surge of 56% after COVID-19 relief measures expired across most of the country

The increases are partly due to the fact that the pandemic-related property backlog is finally moving forward, but it also stems from recent economic weakness.

Completions also declined in the short-term, but annually they rose sharply, suggesting that the lifting of some pandemic restrictions is allowing them to proceed.

A likely recession will only further the six active players' conservatism in their capital strategies, Fitch Ratings said.

New starts surged 75% compared to a year ago, but repossessions saw their first decline in one-and-a-half years, according to Attom.

More incentives are coming for servicers as a greater number of distressed borrowers get expanded access to more affordable, streamlined modifications.

But late borrower payments slightly grew in November, with 18 metro areas reporting an increase, up from six metro areas in October, CoreLogic's report found.

The measure enacted on Dec. 30, 2022 applies retroactively and could add servicing risks that lending divisions will likely consider in underwriting and pricing on new loans originated in the state.