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Home sales plunged 70% in May in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic — the largest drop in the country, according to the Remax National Housing report.

Sales of single-family existing homes in Maine fell by a staggering 21.3% in May from a year earlier, nearly matching the most recent comparable one-year decline of 21.4% following the Great Recession, in June 2011.

Home sales in May fell sharply in Flagler and Volusia counties in Florida as the coronavirus pandemic continued to put a damper on the local real estate market.

Central Ohio home sales fell 21% in May compared with the previous year, but climbed a bit from a horrific April, as the real estate industry continues to wrestle through coronavirus.

The shutdown imposed by the coronavirus pandemic may have caused an abrupt drop in the real estate business, but early indications show the recovery will come just as quickly.

Single-family home sales in Tampa Bay plummeted in May at rates much higher than even April's year-over-year declines as the pandemic continued to stunt the market, according to new figures released by Florida Realtors.

May was April all over again for home sales in Santa Fe, N.M.

Though some sectors of the economy might be in for a more prolonged recovery after the coronavirus shutdown, the housing market in the South Bend, Ind., area appears poised for a quick rebound.

The roller-coaster effect of national spending, Oregon's unemployment rate and conflicting economic forecasts are reflected in Portland's residential real estate market.

Community associations have continued to take homeowners to court and initiate foreclosures during the economic crisis for delinquent dues

St. Louis officials approved using $5 million in federal tax credits to extend a loan to national low-income housing firm McCormack Baron Salazar, an unusual move the company said will help it weather the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

JA wave of new homebuyers from the northeast and other parts of the country flooded the Hilton Head, S.C., real estate market over the past few weeks.

A bankruptcy judge will be asked to sign off on the sale of BHF's Shoreline portfolio in Chicago and will hold an initial Chapter 11 hearing on another portfolio.

Blackhawk Community Credit Union sold the buildings it acquired in lieu of foreclosure to Rock Renaissance Partnership for $165,000.

An Idaho court has ruled against a Treasure Valley resident for his role in a Ponzi scheme that bilked millions from real estate investors.

The coronavirus lockdown walloped California house sales in May, resulting in a 41.4% drop in transactions from the previous year, the California Association of Realtors reported.

House listings in the Twin Cities metro during May were down nearly 25% compared with last year.

Starwood Capital Group missed two monthly payments on securitized debt tied to five shopping malls anchored by bankrupt department stores including Sears and J.C. Penney.

Prices have continued to rise, although the pandemic closures have slowed that down: The region's median sales price last month was $257,048, up 1.6% from May 2019, according to Georgia MLS.

The number of existing, single-family home sales that closed last month fell 51.1% compared with the same month last year and the median price dropped 2.5%, according to the California Association of Realtors.