Bankers and realtors predicted the pandemic-related closures and layoffs that began in spring 2020 would sharply boost home foreclosures and mortgage delinquencies, but that hasn’t happened.

Yet.

Federal and state pandemic aid, including unemployment bonus payments, stimulus checks, foreclosure moratoriums and delayed mortgage payments, all helped keep delinquencies and foreclosures low, lenders and realtors say. At the same time, Maine real estate sales and prices have continued their steep rises across most of the state, offering another safety net for troubled homeowners.

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Pandemic-related home foreclosures didn’t spike as expected, but that could change soon