In recent years, the reverse mortgage market has once again become healthy, after experiencing a brief fallout
during the housing crisis of 2006.
The fall in home
prices during the housing crisis left many homeowners in a negative equity situation (where their home was worth less than the mortgage on the property).
The reason for this is that the Federal Housing Administration's capital reserve fund (the money they are required to have on hand) took a huge
hit during the housing crisis and subsequent recession.
NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase will pay $ 55 million to settle federal charges that independent brokers working for the bank discriminated against minorities seeking home
mortgages during the housing crisis.
«Despite recent losses suffered by
Hispanics during the housing crisis, young Latino families that were unaffected by foreclosure or lost home values, are ready to enter the market,» says Carmen Mercado, president of the 20,000 - member group.
Just like subprime mortgage lending dragged so many American homeowners
underwater during the housing crisis, some private lenders aggressively marketed their loans to students who weren't financially fit to support them.
Though for some homeowners whose homes lost
value during the housing crisis and haven't regained the previous value, PMI may add a new wrinkle to refinancing.
FHA faces financial problems stemming from losses on reverse mortgages and forward loans
sustained during the housing crisis and low home values, causing a shortfall in its reserves.
There are were several probable contributing factors to the struggles in the aquatics segment — for example, fish tanks are less mobile than a dog or
cat during a housing crisis, and the hobby hasn't benefitted as much from the humanization trend that has made other segments of the pet trade more recession resistant.
«In order for banks to sell large blocks of homes, similar to what we
saw during the housing crisis, foreclosures need to happen,» Hovland wrote.
«Despite this upward trend over the past five years, the massive loss of home equity
during the housing crisis forced many homeowners to stay in their homes longer before selling, effectively disrupting the historical domino effect of move - up buyers that feeds both demand for new homes and supply of inventory for first - time homebuyers,» Blomquist says.
Instead, FHA stepped
in during our housing crisis, and provided access to mortgage credit to millions of Americans who wanted to purchase homes.
RISMEDIA, September 16, 2010 — Disproportionate financial losses suffered in the Hispanic
community during the housing crisis have resulted in a greater need for practitioner ethics in the community's recovery.
While the problems associated with property vacancies and blight have gotten much
attention during the housing crisis and recovery, about 20 percent of foreclosed properties are occupied by rental tenants whose protections are sometimes overlooked or ignored in the sales process.
The American dream of home ownership is alive and well even after the battering prices and budgets
took during the housing crisis, according to a survey by Chase.
Don't forget that things can change on a dime — and the repetitive strategy of amassing as many rentals as you can put your hands on is exactly what bankrupted a great many
investors during the housing crisis.
Although Gen X and Gen Y have come of
age during the housing crises, this groundbreaking study shows they have not been deterred from home buying, but instead are buoyed by the belief that owning a home is a wise and worthy investment... and a very real part of the American Dream.
AARP also recognized a trend
popular during the housing crisis: HECM applicants would remove their spouse from the home's title before taking a reverse mortgage in order to maximize their loan amount.
Some investors who bought foreclosures in
bulk during the housing crisis are using contracts for deed to sell off inventory now that prices have widely rebounded.
The research from the UNC Center for Community Capital found that losses on these loans remained relatively low, even
during the housing crisis triggered by mass marketing of unaffordable subprime loans.
However, here is something else to consider: With a small down payment homeowners could find themselves underwater with even a minor decline in home prices, a real and serious
issue during the housing crisis several years ago.
Katherine E. Loveland, PhD, Naomi Mandel, PhD, and Utpal M. Dholakia,
PhD During the housing crisis, many homeowners continued to ask unreasonably high prices for their homes.