Mortgage Stress Remained Contained in May as Rates Cut Refinancing
FHFA data show fewer foreclosure starts and stable serious delinquency in May, while higher rates reduced refinancing and narrowed payment-relief options.
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Foreclosure Filings Rose 21% in Early 2026. Why It Is Not 2008
U.S. foreclosure filings rose 21% in the first half of 2026, but the increase reflects a gradual normalization of mortgage distress—not a return to 2008.
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Oakland’s November ballot will include a foreclosure-transfer-tax measure
Oakland voters will decide November 3 whether to narrow the city’s foreclosure-transfer-tax exception; the current city analysis estimates $10.4 million to $13.8 million in first-year revenue if it passes.