Newsletter - January 2021
Foreclosures saw a significant drop last year. In fact, 80% fewer homes were foreclosed on in September 2020 compared to November of 2019.
Under normal circumstances, that would be considered good news — but nothing about 2020 was normal.
Unfortunately, the dip was not because fewer homeowners were behind on payments. With unemployment numbers last year reaching levels not seen since the 1930s, the more likely reason is the foreclosure moratorium and mortgage forbearance that came with the government’s COVID-19 relief legislation.
The CARES Act, signed March 27, 2020, gave borrowers with federally backed mortgages protection from foreclosure as well as the ability to request mortgage forbearance (a pause in payments) for up to 180 days. The foreclosure moratorium was initially set to expire in August 2020, but lawmakers extended it several times as families continued to face financial difficulties caused by the ongoing pandemic.
Last month, 10 days before the latest extension was set to expire, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced another foreclosure moratorium extension (the fourth), lasting through February 28. The agency also extended the deadline to request initial COVID-19 forbearance for single-family borrowers with FHA-insured mortgages to that date.
"COVID-19 has created hardships for millions of Americans,” said Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Dana Wade. “FHA will continue to assist borrowers who are struggling to regain their financial footing as a result of this pandemic. American homeowners should not be forced from their homes while they are seeking help."
But you know what they say: All good things must come to an end. The foreclosure moratorium and forbearance option are going to expire eventually — most likely at some point this year. And when they do, experts predict we will see foreclosure actions to increase sharply.
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