Metro East REIA
- Oct 13, 2021
- 1 min read

Black Knight Says Foreclosure Starts Edge Higher

According to Black Knight’s “first look” report for August, 2021, The national delinquency rate on first lien mortgages fell to 4% in August, the lowest it’s been since pandemic-related impacts caused mortgage delinquencies to spike in early 2020. However, Black Knight says August’s 7,100 foreclosure starts represented the largest such volume in eight months after foreclosure moratoria on federally backed loans were lifted at the end of July. Continue reading HERE...

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