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North Texas home sales and prices continued to rise in March from a year earlier, but last month's home sales snapshot mostly reflects contracts signed in January and February, before the pandemic hit.

Homebuilders in the Twin Cities kept the construction spigot open during March amid growing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Demand for San Diego County homes has waned in recent weeks as the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic ripples through the real estate industry.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending April 10.

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

With the onset of the pandemic, real estate agents say deals that were in the works are encountering all types of problems, creating havoc in the market as buyers try to back out of contracts.

Mortgage rates remained flat from last week, but are expected to fall further as they continue to lag changes in 10-year Treasury yields, according to Freddie Mac.

Fitch assumes a significant spike in defaults over the next few months, as well as declining new issuance volume during the second and third quarters of 2020, fewer maturing loans and fewer resolutions by special servicers.

Social distancing, stay-home orders and a worsening economic crisis are upending Houston's housing market.

The lender is one of many taking advantage of the disruption in the market to grow their businesses.