Paul Centopani

Mass layoffs and furloughs due to COVID-19 disproportionately affected Asian, black and Latino workers, and, in turn, will impact their housing security the most, according to Zillow.

As lenders scale up on their remote capabilities in response to the pandemic, the software companies that service them see exponential growth.

Due to COVID-19's economic impact, the number of mortgaged properties in default or foreclosure rose in March for the first time since the turn of the century, according to Black Knight.

Sales volumes fell by over 50% in some states since the shelter-in-place mandate started, according to HouseCanary.

Mortgage fraud risk plummeted in the first quarter of 2020 amid historically low mortgage rates and a boom of refinances, but the coronavirus could create a new set of risks, according to CoreLogic.

Surging unemployment from COVID-19 shutdowns brought a rapidly rising tide of forbearance requests, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

In March, home sales rose year-over-year for the fourth consecutive month, but the coronavirus inhibited what's typically the biggest monthly boost of the year, according to Remax.

To keep up with demand during the coronavirus pandemic, the mortgage industry must push other initiatives to the side in favor of ramping up the use of tech tools, according to Planet Home Lending.

From the crossroads of America down to the bayou, here's a look at 12 housing markets where it's the most financially prudent to buy a home rather than rent, according to First American.

January saw the lowest mortgage delinquency rate in over 20 years, according to CoreLogic.

The Federal Reserve's $2.3 trillion loan stimulus includes plans for outstanding commercial mortgage-backed securities and newly issued collateralized loan obligations.

Consumer confidence for home buying fell to its lowest point since December 2016, according to Fannie Mae.

Prices on average are expected to grow at nearly half the rate they were expected to rise before the pandemic hit, according to Veros Real Estate Solutions.

As the mortgage and real estate industries traverse the challenges of the increasingly digital coronavirus landscape, title agents and their integral part of the process can get overlooked.

Joe Welu, CEO and founder of Total Expert, provides his perspectives on how the coronavirus pandemic impacts the mortgage industry and ways lenders can push forward.

While the housing market will suffer from the COVID-19 crisis, it's stronger than it was in during its last crash in 2008, according to First American Financial.

As delving further into digitization becomes more the standard, loan officers across the country know artificial intelligence is the next evolution in mortgage technology.

Social-distancing restrictions related to the coronavirus have hit hospitality employment particularly hard, and that presents a hiring opportunity for an online lender needing more help with consumer-facing work.

As the world practices social distancing to counteract spreading the virus further, it forces lenders to move as close as possible to an all-digital model, as quickly as possible.

With ambiguity surrounding the length of the COVID-19 outbreak and damage it will cause, consumers are becoming diffident in taking out a mortgage for a major purchase, according to Zillow.