Foreclosure Filings Tick Up, โคBut Experts Say โขhousing Market Remains Stable
New York, NYโ – While recent data shows a rise in U.S. foreclosure filings,leading mortgageโ industry โanalysts are urging calm,emphasizing that current numbers remainโฃ significantly โbelow historical averages.The uptick, while noticeable, is largely a โขcorrection from the artificially low levels experiencedโค during the height of the โคCOVID-19 pandemic.
The increase stems from โคa reboundโฃ from the โunprecedented lows โคseen when pandemic-eraโข protections and forbearance programsโ kept delinquencies at bay. Thisโข doesn’t signal a โฃlooming foreclosure crisis,experts say,but rather a โคnormalization ofโฃ market activity.
Context is Key: Foreclosures remain Low Compared to Pre-Pandemic Years
Data from ATTOM reveals a stark contrast between today’s foreclosure rates and those ofโ recent years.โฃ In Mayโฃ 2020, foreclosure filings nationwide totaledโข just 8,767. However, even that figure was significantly lower than the 46,800 filings recorded in March 2020, as the pandemicโ initiallyโค took hold. Lookingโข further back, 2018 โsaw even higherโ numbers, peaking at 75,107 foreclosure filings in Juneโ – more thanโค double the rate observed last โmonth.
Amir Nurani, broker-owner at California-based Left coast Leaders, explained to Mortgage Professional โฃAmerica โthat the fact โคdelinquencies are still below historical norms alleviates immediate concerns. He described the recent increase as “hyperbolized,”โฃ suggesting โคmedia coverage may be overstating โคthe severity of the situation.
“The numbers need to be viewed in context,” โฃNurani stated. “We’re not seeing a surge โคin foreclosures; we’re seeing a โขreturn to moreโ typical โlevelsโ after โคan unusual period.”
Despite the overallโ stability, experts acknowledge the growing financial pressures faced by some homeowners. “We have pain in the labor market.You’re seeing layoffs increase, you’re seeing job losses happening,”โ Nurani added. “You’re hearing down the grapevine that theโค ability to โฃfind a job has been impactedโ adversely.” This underscores the importance of monitoring economic โconditions and providing support to homeowners โfacing hardship.
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