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Dennis Norman A report published by Lender Processing Services (LPS) analyzing homeowner’s performance on their mortgages as of July 2010 shows that mortgage delinquencies continue to decline however are still at very high levels versus historical norms. At the same time however, foreclosure starts have increased to the fourth highest level on record. Continue reading… Foreclosures in July are 4th highest on record; delinquencies continue to decline Dennis Norman A report published by Lender Processing Services (LPS) analyzing homeowner’s performance on their mortgages as of June 2010 shows some encouraging news; there are signs that the foreclosure and mortgage delinquency rates are stabilizing, albeit at very elevated levels. Tweet This Post Dennis Norman Homeowners’ mortgage delinquency rates increased in May 2.3 percent from April rising to 9.2 percent of all mortgages being delinquent. This information comes from a report issued by LPS Applied Analytics, one of the largest mortgage servicers in the U.S. According to the report there are, as of May 31, 2010, 7.3 million home Continue reading… Mortgage Delinquencies Increase In May; 1 in 8 Borrowers At Risk of Losing Home 1st Quarter Delinquencies; Up? Down? He said – She Said… If you frequent this site, then you may recall that a little over a week ago (May 10th to be exact) I wrote a post that said the delinquency rate for homeowners mortgages had dropped in the first quarter of this year, the first drop Continue reading… Not Out Of The Woods Yet; Mortgage Delinquences and Foreclosures On The Rise Dennis Norman Consistent with the report on mortgage delinquencies from LPS that I wrote about last week, today TransUnion released it’s report on mortgage delinquencies showing they fell 1.74 percent in the first quarter of this year, which is the first quarterly decline since 2006. This is good news, however, not to rain on Continue reading… Mortgage Delinquencies Fall in 1st Quarter; First Decline Since 2006 Dennis Norman A report published by Lender Processing Services (LPS) analyzing homeowner’s performance on their mortgages as of March 2010 shows that, while foreclosure and mortgage delinquency rates are still near record levels, the pace may be slowing with fewer new loans becoming delinquent and an increase in the number of people bringing their loans Continue reading… Fewer Homeowners Falling Delinquent; More Delinquent Borrowers Bringing Payments Current Dennis Norman A report published by Lender Processing Services (LPS) analyzing homeowner’s performance on their mortgages as of February 2010 has some data that is encouraging but that data is overshadowed by data that shows the problems int he U.S. housing market are far from over. Let’s start with the good news… Delinquencies on home mortgages declined Continue reading… Delinquent Home Mortgages 21.3 Percent Higher Than Last Year; Foreclosure Rates at Record High Dennis Norman Deceleration in Rise of Mortgage Delinquencies Short Lived Back in July, 2009 when speaking in North Carolina President Barack Obama announced “we may be seeing the beginning of the end of the recession“. My thoughts then were that was very optimistic and I didn’t agree (for whatever that is worth). Since then Continue reading… Mortgage Delinquencies Jump Over 10 Percent Dennis Norman The foreclosure rate in the U.S. for the month of November, 2009 was 3.09 percent, a 77.6 percent increase from November, 2008 when the rate was 1.74 percent according to a report by First American CoreLogic. In addition, the report showed that the number of borrowers that are seriously delinquent on their Tweet Continue reading… November Foreclosure Rate in U.S. Up 77 Percent from a year ago Unemployment Remains Main Cause of Delinquencies The second quarter of this year saw mortgage delinquencies reported by the Mortgage Bankers Association hit the highest level since they began keep track of the data almost 40 years ago back in 1972. Unfortunately that record didn’t stand long and was broken by the mortgage delinquency rate for Continue reading… Mortgage delinquencies set new record in third quarter Loose lending standards in government-backed mortgages is setting up the next wave of defaults and sharp declines in housing prices. Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds Beneath the hype that housing has bottomed is an ugly little scenario: lending standards are still loose and the low-down payment, high-risk loans being guaranteed by government agencies are setting Continue reading… Setting Up the Next Leg Down in Housing Dennis Norman Thanks to what has happened to the housing market as well as home prices over the past two years I have come to hate the word “bubble” and believe me, I think it has been way over-used by people writing about and discussing the real estate market. So I cringed as I typed the title to Continue reading… Is another bubble going to burst in the real estate market? |
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