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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.

The history of riskier lending over the last half century can offer lessons for today's market.

Many originators stopped making riskier products, including jumbo loans and low credit score offerings, during April.

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.

Mortgage rates ticked up slightly this week, but whether consumers are able to take advantage of them for purchases and refinancings depends on who looks at the data.

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.

Houston home sales plunged more than 20% in April from year-ago figures as sellers took properties off the market and buyers stayed home through the coronavirus-induced shutdown.

The government-sponsored enterprises have set new temporary limits on mortgage sales while extending processing flexibilities related to COVID-19.

But it is still looking to conserve capital to cover future delinquencies and will likely halt dividends to the parent company.