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A transparent foreclosure marketplace reveals hidden equity

Housing Wire

billion in potential home equity has been uncovered for distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. billion is the amount of surplus funds generated by foreclosure sales on the Auction.com platform between 2016 and 2020. billion in surplus funds over the last five years — an average of more than $36,000 per sale.

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Home equity won’t be enough to prevent foreclosure for some

Housing Wire

Despite record-high home prices, home equity may not save some borrowers in forbearance from foreclosure, according to a Black Knight ’s report published Monday. Since 2010, around 10% of borrowers with more than 120 days in delinquency were referred to foreclosure, regardless of their equity.

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How online auctions deliver on the promise of pre-foreclosure sales

Housing Wire

The great promise of short sales and other distressed pre-foreclosure sales as a foreclosure alternative is most fully realized in a competitive and transparent online auction marketplace, according to recent data from the Auction.com Market Validation Program (MVP) for pre-foreclosure sales. More than 1.7

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Fewer mortgage complaints filed in Q2: CFPB

Housing Wire

Another 365 complaints were related to home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), while only 74 complaints were attributed to reverse mortgages. More than 3,000 of the complaints in Q2 were attributed to conventional mortgages, while Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgages yielded 847 complaints and U.S.

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Why a Wave of Foreclosures Is Not on the Way

Keeping Current Matters

million households lost their homes to a foreclosure, short sale, or because they simply gave it back to the bank. Most of the mortgages in forbearance have enough equity to sell their homes. million homeowners currently in forbearance, 93% have at least 10% equity in their homes. After the last housing crash, about 9.3

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4 Reasons Why the End of Forbearance Will Not Lead to a Wave of Foreclosures

Keeping Current Matters

million households lost their home to a foreclosure, short sale, or because they simply gave it back to the bank. Most of the 1.86M in forbearance have enough equity to sell their home. million homeowners currently in forbearance, 87% have at least 10% equity in their homes. Here are four reasons why that won’t happen.

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5 predictions for the 2022 housing market

Housing Wire

Today homeowners have a record amount of home equity wealth, and refinance originations will likely have a much larger cash-out share in 2022 than last year. However, higher mortgage rates will reduce refinance originations this year, perhaps by 50% or more from last year, and alter its composition. 2022 should be a strong year for housing.

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