Mortgage rates

An index of pending home sales exceeded forecasts in June as borrowing costs fell, adding to evidence that the housing market is the bright spot in an economy stunted by COVID-19.

Miami-Dade and Broward experienced a dip in year-over-year residential transactions in June. But it's not all gloom and doom: Pending sales increased year-over-year, a sign of activity increasing since April.

Tight inventory is expected to drive home prices higher over the summer, according to First American.

The Southern California housing market is showing signs of heating up following a coronavirus-induced slump.

New-home sales in the U.S. increased to an almost 13-year high in June, fueled by record-low borrowing costs and adding to evidence that residential real estate is a bright spot for the economy.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has hammered other areas of the Albuquerque, N.M., economy, it's becoming clear that it hasn't stopped residential real estate momentum.

After two months of steep drops, home sales leveled off in the Sarasota-Manatee, Fla., region in June.

Mortgage rates rose for the first time in six weeks, going back the above the 3% mark, as spreads to the 10-year Treasury yield widened again, according to Freddie Mac.

COVID-19 could not stop the upward pressure on home prices in San Diego County which reached a new high of $600,250 in June.

Home sale prices are up while sales numbers are way down in metro Detroit's real estate market, which has yet to experience any collapse in values from the coronavirus-caused recession.

Sales of previously owned homes rose in June for the first time in four months as the economy reopened more broadly from coronavirus-related shutdowns and buyers took advantage of record-low mortgage rates.

Mortgage applications increased 4.1% from one week earlier as consumers continued to pursue both purchases and refinancings even as conforming rates rose from their record lows, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Planet Home Lending took advantage of coronavirus volatility and low mortgage rates to increase its funding volume.

Issuers approved for the program will receive written authority to use "digital collateral" for a limited number of securitizations.

After taking a deep dive in March and April due to the pandemic, housing sales throughout the Twin Cities rebounded in May, coming back strong to even make up lost ground.

Home construction starts rose 17% in June, with builders ramping up production as lockdowns eased.

Buyers in metro Denver who expected to have an easier time snagging a discounted home given all the economic turmoil may need to recalculate.

The surge of COVID-19 cases in much of the nation put a hold on reopening the economy, adding risk to the housing market, First American said.

After two months of declines in the coronavirus pandemic, the Boise, Idaho, area housing market rebounded in June with a 3.4% increase in homes sold compared with June 2019.

Mortgage rates slid further this week, as the conforming 30-year fixed loan fell below the 3% mark for the first time in the 50 years Freddie Mac has tracked this information.