Latest Real Estate Economic Updates

The Mask Debate Deepens

  • Mike Lembeck
  • 26 October 2020

Could anyone had predicted one year ago that a major topic in Presidential debates and campaigns would revolve around mask-wearing? It has been that crazy of a year.

'Flurry of Lawsuits' Challenge CDC Eviction Moratorium?

  • Mike Lembeck
  • 19 October 2020

When the White House made an announcement—by way of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—that it would put a new conditional eviction ban in place, many housing-industry experts anticipated pushback from property owners. Then the court cases, such as a Virginia landlord's suit against the CDC, started to surface.

'Storm Clouds' Gathering Over the Housing Market

  • Mike Lembeck
  • 20 July 2020

The housing markets most vulnerable to impacts from the Coronavirus pandemic tend to be located along the West Coast, clustered around New York, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., and numerous markets in the Chicago area, according to a special report from ATTOM Data Solutions.

Mortgage Delinquencies Hit Four-year High

  • Mike Lembeck
  • 20 July 2020

The share of mortgage loans that became delinquent in April outpaces anything seen during the Great Recession and is the highest rate on record in 21 years, according to CoreLogic’s data. During the month of April, 3.4% of mortgages went from current to 30 days past due, outpacing the 2% high recorded in late 2008.

Foreclosure Filings Slowing in 2020

  • Mike Lembeck
  • 20 July 2020

Foreclosure filing have sagged to an all-time low in the first six months of the year, according to ATTOM Data Solution’s Midyear 2020 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.