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But there was an increase in private-label mortgages in forbearance.

Nonbank mortgage hiring inched down when overall employment plunged in April. The subsequent recovery in overall jobs suggests the housing-finance industry is still bearing up well despite coronavirus-related strain.

But unless lenders make fundamental shifts in how they use this technology, change isn't going to happen.

Eager buyers and reluctant sellers pushed Bay Area homes prices higher again in April, fueling quick sales and a robust market despite coronavirus restrictions.

Virginia's housing market has demonstrated greater resiliency than many housing markets across the country even though home sales have slowed across much of the state as a result of COVID-19.

Houston-area home closings surged last week for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending June 5.

Independent mortgage banks started 2020 strong after three quarters of high profits, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Australia has announced a A$688 million ($476 million) stimulus package aimed at bolstering the housing construction industry, as the coronavirus-hit economy heads for its first recession in 29 years.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seeks to address challenged posed by the sunset of the London interbank offered rate at the end of 2021.