COVID-19, Foreclosure Defense, Foreclosures

Foreclosure Filings are up 132 Percent from 2021

The number of foreclosure filings is up by more than 132 percent when compared to 2021. According to statistics from Black Knight, the number of active foreclosure cases involving homes that have begun the foreclosure process on a seriously delinquent loan, went up by over than 7,000 cases in March 2022. This increase is the first one seen in a year-to-year comparison in over 10 years.

Additionally, more than 78,000 U.S. properties had a foreclosure filing during the first quarter of 2022. This figure is 39 percent higher from the previous quarter and 132 percent more when compared to one year ago, according to figures from ATTOM. Black Knight also reports that the number of serious mortgage delinquencies, mortgages that are 90 days or more past due, are 70 percent higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.

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As Home Rental Prices Soar, Rent-Control Measures Return

With rent prices surging across the country, legislators are looking for ways to curb the surge and help tenants stay in their homes. State lawmakers have come up with different options for rent control legislation to help with the effort, including putting a limit on how much landlords can increase their rent.

For the most part, rental prices have been on the rise since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to real-estate broker, Redfin Corp., rental prices are up on average by 18 percent over the past two years. Most of these proposals restrict how much a landlord can raise rent by no more than two to ten percent in an effort to hold off any continued increase.

COVID-19, Debt Relief, Foreclosures

Biden Extends Ban on Evictions and Foreclosures through March

Shortly after being sworn in as the nation’s 46th president, Joe Biden signed several executive orders. One of these signed orders included extending the ban on evictions and foreclosures for individuals affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

This new order extends the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) moratorium that was set to expire on January 31, 2021. The CDC’s order first went into effect in September 2020. This new executive order extends the ban for at least an additional two months past the expiration date.

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Foreclosure Defense, Foreclosures

Governor DeSantis Issues Amended Executive Order on Foreclosures and Evictions

The statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has been extended via an executive order issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis. However, critics are questioning the language within the order itself as to just what it means for Florida residents facing evictions or foreclosures.

The executive order was signed and announced on July 29. However, the amended language in this new executive order does not prevent all evictions and foreclosures like the previous one did.