Mortgage rates

After bottoming out at a 10-year low in April, consumer sentiment for home buying rebounded in May, according to Fannie Mae.

With the impacts of the coronavirus in full bore, housing market experts predict home prices to fall in 2020.

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.

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

Mortgage rates increased slightly this week as indicators point to an economic revival, including increased home sales activity, according to Freddie Mac.

Metro Denver's housing market bounced back in May, with new listings and pending sales rebounding after stay-at-home orders lifted, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

Millennial refinance activity hit a new high-water mark behind historically low mortgage rates, up 40 percentage points from the year before, according to Ellie Mae.

With would-be sellers too spooked to list their homes and would-be buyers held up due to social distancing orders, home price appreciation accelerated in April. And it could continue into the summer.

Mortgage investors have yet to enjoy robust returns this year despite the Federal Reserve providing $688 billion of support to the sector since mid-March.

The Federal Reserve's actions should keep interest rates down and bring home sales back in June, according to NerdWallet.