Published by Yahoo! News | February 26, 2021 Barker sided with the landlords and property owners, saying the national moratorium encroached on states’ rights. A federal judge has ruled that the national moratorium on evictions instituted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge John Barker did not issue an …

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Originally published by REALTOR.com | February 10, 2021 Homeowners must already be in forbearance on their mortgage by Feb. 28 to qualify for the three-month extension. The Federal Housing Finance Agency is extending the length of time that borrowers can be in a COVID-related forbearance on mortgages back by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Originally, …

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Originally published by REALTOR.com | February 16, 2021 Political actions have both a direct and an indirect impact on the housing market. There’s a new political party in charge in Washington, D.C., one that hopes to make some big changes in the U.S. economy, including tax reform. While the initial priorities of the Biden administration …

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Published by USA Today on February 16, 2021 The foreclosure moratorium was set to expire March 31 and is now in place through June 30. President Joe Biden on Tuesday extended a ban on home foreclosures for federally backed mortgages by three months and expanded a mortgage relief program in a push to stabilize the nation’s housing affordability crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The foreclosure moratorium was set to …

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Published by FloridaRealtors.org | February 4, 2021 ORLANDO, Fla. – Homebuilding experienced “a surprise year of growth” in 2020 despite the pandemic, but new home construction this year will be constrained by supply-side factors like higher lumber costs, a shortage of lots and regulatory issues, according to Dr. Robert Dietz, chief economist and senior vice president …

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