Coronavirus

Virginia's housing market has demonstrated greater resiliency than many housing markets across the country even though home sales have slowed across much of the state as a result of COVID-19.

Houston-area home closings surged last week for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

One criticism of the CARES Act is that it provides relief only to borrowers with government-backed loans. Bills in New York and California would cover the remaining 30% of homeowners.

Independent mortgage banks started 2020 strong after three quarters of high profits, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The policy comes more than a month after a different agency issued similar guidance for loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Australia has announced a A$688 million ($476 million) stimulus package aimed at bolstering the housing construction industry, as the coronavirus-hit economy heads for its first recession in 29 years.

The company's planned two-week halt on originations turned into more than two months on hiatus because of coronavirus-related market disruptions.

Homebuilding in San Diego County nearly doubled from last year in the first quarter of 2020 despite COVID-19 closures.

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.

Canada's residential real estate market is bouncing back from coronavirus shutdowns.

Record lows in housing inventory plummeted even further as the global pandemic spread across Cape Cod over the last two months.

Housing sales across Ohio took a hit during April as the coronavirus pandemic swept the state.

The firm also predicts that the coronavirus pandemic will delay the GSEs' release from government control.

Just like volatility begets volatility, calmness helps support continued calm.

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.

For Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, the pandemic is a good time to lure New Yorkers feeling anxious and cramped.

Dallas-area home prices are expected to decline for the first time since the Great Recession.

U.K. house prices fell the most in more than a decade and consumer borrowing plunged as the coronavirus lockdown shuttered the economy.

The funds will be used to support housing, job training and aid for small businesses in communities that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

Culture scores at the lender are equal or higher than before lockdown.