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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.

After a blockbuster early spring, the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting home for Twin Cities builders.

An index of contract signings for purchases of previously owned homes slumped to a record low in April as coronavirus lockdowns thwarted prospective buyers.

Mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest level ever recorded by Freddie Mac, even as it appears the relationship to the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield has stabilized.

Home sales in Chattanooga, Tenn., fell nearly 18% last month and the inventory of houses on the market fell by more than 26% as home-bound Chattanoogans were less likely to want to either buy or sell their homes during the worst of the coronavirus shutdowns in April.

Mortgage applications increased 2.7% from one week earlier, as purchase volume is now outpacing the prior year's activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

New-home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly increased in April after swooning a month earlier, suggesting the housing market is starting to stabilize.

Potential purchasers are looking to take advantage of low rates, despite worries about job security.

Signed purchase agreements dropped 20%, but the sales that closed in April showed buyers still paying top dollar.

With mortgage rates reaching all-time lows in the opening quarter, refinance originations were up in 97% of housing markets during 1Q, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Home sales in Volusia and Flagler counties in Florida declined in April, but prices continued to rise, area Realtors' associations reported.

Mortgage rates declined this past week, further continuing to help attract previously reluctant buyers back into the purchase market, according to Freddie Mac.

Sales of previously owned homes fell in April by the most since mid-2010 as the coronavirus hollowed out demand across the country at the start of the key spring selling season.

From the Midwest to mid-Atlantic, here's a look at 12 housing markets where first-time homebuyers find the most affordability, according to NerdWallet.

Mortgage applications decreased 2.6% from one week earlier, as tighter underwriting drove the refinance index to its lowest level since March, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's forecast anticipates tremendous coronavirus stimulus-related debt coming on to the market.

Homebuilder sentiment rose in May by more than forecast following a record slump a month earlier as a pickup in sales and demand expectations pointed to stabilization in the real estate market.

While most work activities were halted in April to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, people continued to buy and sell real estate.