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Climate risk could take $1.5 trillion out of U.S. real estate

Housing Wire

Climate risk awareness refers to a particular region’s vigilance against climate risks in terms of policies and practices. Jeremy Porter, the company’s head of climate implications research, said that homeowners insurance costs and migration patterns may also shift. real estate market. by 2025 due to climate risks.

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CFPB warns consumers about home equity contracts, comparing their features to reverse mortgages

Housing Wire

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this month published an issue spotlight that takes a closer look at home equity contracts, or what the industry refers to as home equity investments (HEIs) that offer a lump sum payment to clients in exchange for a stake in their home equity.

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With lower costs and other value, rural areas are enticing for older homebuyers

Housing Wire

People come from Florida , Texas, Georgia or from Illinois in an effort to avoid the traffic and the high taxes and some people are buying a farm and hope they will have a piece of land for their kids, he said. Costs are also generally lower for everything from property taxes to groceries or car insurance, he said.

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NRMLA opposes New York reverse mortgage disclosures bill

Housing Wire

In each prior instance, the bill has never progressed beyond being referred to a Senate committee for additional debate. Following its most recent reintroduction, it has been referred to the Senates special committee on aging. New York state has passed at least two consequential reverse mortgage laws in recent years. In 2021, Gov.

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Hurricane Helene has exposed $96B in RMBS loans to delinquency

Housing Wire

As of this week, the death toll has surpassed 230 and thousands of homes, many without flood insurance , have been destroyed. Researchers used Harvey, Irma and Ida as references for prior hurricanes and their impacts on the RMBS market. This includes 17.6% of homes in affected counties in Florida, 7.5% in Georgia, 0.6% in Virginia.

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Is time the enemy of equity for chronically distressed homeowners?

Housing Wire

That’s because the unpaid loan balance continues to grow for delinquent mortgages due to unpaid interest, property taxes and insurance. While the average value of the 80,000 properties analyzed increased 3% between the first and last scheduled foreclosure auction date, the average unpaid loan balance increased by 6 percent. “One

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

This position seems to be derived from one of only two references cited in the FPI white paper , a fun New York Magazine cover story by Andrew Rice. Now the buyers of this real estate, who committed to New York City, are being punished by this new tax, the result of which will damage the city’s global brand that took 25 years to evolve.