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Even With Rental Assistance Multifamily Is Still At Risk

New research from Fitch Ratings raises questions about the extent to which rental assistance under the American Rescue Plan will keep apartment delinquencies low. Fitch analysts say it’s tough ...

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CFPB and FTC To Crack Down On Unfair Eviction Practices

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission will crack down on eviction practices they think violate laws like the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Federal Trade Co...

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CFPB Proposes Plan to Avoid Foreclosure Surge

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed changes intended to help prevent impending foreclosure actions as the emergency federal foreclosure protections are eventually set to expir...

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Changes Loom for a Post-Pandemic Housing Market

Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather has authored a report forecasting the future of the post-pandemic housing market. In “Five Ways the Housing Market Will Change After the Pandemic,”...

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Economist Mark Zandi: This Should Be the Last Eviction Ban Extension

In a recent interview with CNBC, Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi said the CDC’s recent extension of federal eviction moratoria will likely be the nation’s last, as the U...

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Apartment Rent Index Posts Largest Monthly Increase Since 2017

Apartment rents continue to rebound across the country, according to the latest data from Apartment List. In March, Apartment List’s national index jumped by 1.1%, which was its largest monthly...

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Consumer Confidence Reaches Highest Level Since Pandemic Began

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index surged in March to its highest reading in a year, after a modest increase in February. The Index now stands at 109.7, up from 90.4 ...

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Home Flippers Cash in as Market Slides

While the pandemic turned lives upside down nationwide over the past year, the 2020 U.S. Home Flipping Report from ATTOM Data Solutions found that 241,630 single-family homes and condos in the U.S. we...

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Consumers Begin the Slow Comeback From COVID-19-Related Recession

One year ago this month the World Health Organization designated the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. American consumers continue to feel the negative impacts, according to the monthly Consumer Pulse st...

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Recent Rulings on CDC Eviction Moratorium Signal Constitutional Fights to Come

A recent Texas federal court ruling declaring unconstitutional the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) residential eviction moratorium may be the opening salvo in a fight to deter...

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