Home prices

U.S. home prices continued climbing in the first quarter, before the impact of the pandemic's economic shutdown took hold.

Home prices fell slightly across Albuquerque, N.M., in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors is optimistic the slowdown will be short-lived.

North Texas home sales slid in April as buyers sheltered in place from the pandemic.

In a study of four metro areas, housing supply and demand gained momentum in the second half of April, even where the COVID-19 curve continued to grow.

It's unclear how the impact of coronavirus on the economy will change the Boise housing market, but it seems unlikely to bring more than a brief halt to the trends of rising prices and intensifying shortages of houses for people of ordinary means.

The number of home sales in the greater New Orleans area dropped sharply in April as the coronavirus pandemic locked down the economy, but prices mostly held steady as many sellers withdrew their properties and took a "wait-and-see" position amid the unprecedented market conditions.

Maui real estate activity slowed in April as the effects of dramatically reduced new listings and resulted in a big drop-off in pending sales.

Hawaii's real estate market is now getting pounded from complications of COVID-19.

Typically, housing-market activity strengthens through the spring before peaking in May, but last month, many metrics of housing-market activity fell by double digits, compared both with last month and with last year.

Consumer sentiment for home buying fell to its lowest point since November 2011, according to Fannie Mae.

Sales of existing houses in the Las Vegas area fell more than 30% in April compared to the same month last year, while prices dipped 2.8% from March, according to a new report.

U.K. house prices may fall 16% because of the economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus, according to a desktop stress test by the Bank of England.

A once-in-a-century pandemic, widespread lockdowns and economic woe — none of it was enough to keep Bay Area home prices from going up.

After a March that still showed some signs of normalcy, April was less kind to Tampa Bay's real estate market as the coronavirus pandemic continued to plummet consumer confidence and disrupt the economy in new and dramatic ways.

This scenario has been seen before. A sudden shock to the economy. Jobs lost. Lenders in trouble.

Housing prices in Missoula, Mont., saw their largest one-year increase of the last decade, an 8.6% jump, due mainly to a lack of inventory.

Wells Fargo will temporarily stop accepting applications for home equity lines of credit, following a similar move by rival JPMorgan Chase.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index hasn't yet reflected the impact of the coronavirus, but an independent market maker has some thoughts on how it might.

Dallas-Fort Worth home prices have slightly declined in each of the last three quarters.

The coronavirus disruption caused March's pending home sales to fall and the losses will reverberate through the rest of 2020, according to the National Association of Realtors.