Negative equity and foreclosure
When does strategic default make sense for a negative equity homeowner?
Read Moreby David Swistock | Mar 27, 2024 | Economics, Feature Articles, Mortgages, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
When does strategic default make sense for a negative equity homeowner?
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 19, 2023 | Economics, Finance, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
Even as mortgage delinquencies rise, high levels of equity continue to shield homeowners from foreclosure.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Jun 23, 2023 | Economics, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
California homeowners lost an average of $60,000 in equity over the past year.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Mar 20, 2023 | Economics, Finance, Forms, Real Estate | 0
An agent uses RPI Forms 209-2 and 209-3 when assisting owners with household budgeting and long-term financial planning.
Read Moreby Adam Kolvas | Jan 9, 2023 | Finance, Mortgages, Real Estate | 0
The FHA has increased the mortgage limits for California homebuyers in 2023.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 3, 2023 | Economics, Feature Articles, Finance, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
Learn how to use a balance sheet for a discussion with your homeowner clients about their assets and debts.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 30, 2022 | Economics, Finance, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
Making payments on an underwater mortgage in a declining market can feel a bit like pushing a boulder up a mountain.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 24, 2022 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Recessions, Your Practice | 0
When — and how — a real estate agent or broker ought to counsel their clients considering buying in today’s tumultuous housing market.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Aug 5, 2022 | Appraisal, Feature Articles, Home Sales, Real Estate, Recessions | 3
After two years of rapid price increases, appraisers will need to make a quick shift when prices dive later in 2022.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | May 16, 2022 | Economics, Feature Articles, Forecasts, Real Estate, Recessions | 6
Agents and brokers who want to make a decent living in the leaner years ahead will prepare now for the return of real estate owned (REO) properties.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Apr 15, 2022 | Brokerage Reminder, Finance, Real Estate | 3
Information on drafting a hardship letter when conducting a short sale.
Read Moreby Amy Platero | Jan 24, 2022 | Economics, Finance, Real Estate | 0
U.S. homeowners’ home equity levels rose significantly in 2021, though California homeowners experienced twice the gains as the rest of the nation.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Feb 4, 2021 | Charts, Economics, Mortgages, Real Estate | 7
Underwater homes were at their bottom in 2020.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 24, 2020 | Economics, Feature Articles, Interest Rates, Recessions | 0
We are in the middle of a unique, global economic moment and the end result is still out of reach.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 9, 2019 | Finance | 3
The negative equity trend will continue to follow home price movement in the coming years.
Read Moreby Matthew Taylor | Apr 4, 2014 | FARM Letters, Finance, Mortgages, Real Estate, Your Practice | 0
Think twice before walking away from your vacation property.
Read Moreby Sarah Cantino | May 30, 2013 | FARM Letters, Real Estate | 1
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