Coronavirus

Home sales in South Florida plummeted in April. Realtors blame the health and economic fears wrought by the pandemic caused.

Homebuilders were a rare, bright spot in an otherwise dreary April for Southern California's housing market.

Cited the current capital markets and economic environment as the reasons for pulling out of the transaction.

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

The original so-called payment holiday started in March and was set to end next month.

Loans with coronavirus-related forbearance have to be reported as current to the credit bureaus but there’s a ripple effect from them that has implications for credit reports and underwriting.

Central Ohio home sales fell sharply in April and dropped to their lowest level in a decade nationally, as the coronavirus pandemic took full hold of the real estate market.

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

A Democratic measure to freeze foreclosures and auto repossessions through the coronavirus crisis while expanding eligibility for loan forbearance is getting strong pushback from banks and credit unions, which complain it would constrain credit.

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.

It's the surprise of a spring selling season that's been anything but normal: Buyers returning to the housing market have been battling over the few available properties.

Sales of new homes in the Houston area flattened in April as the coronavirus caused a pause in activity, according to a new homes sales report from HomesUSA.com.

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.

The MBA also said it has been lobbying for a measure that would enable cash-out refinances in forbearance to be sold to the GSEs.

Austin-area home sales declined sharply in April as the fuller impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and local shelter-in-place orders left their mark on the housing market, new figures from the Austin Board of Realtors show.

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

Illustrating the chilling effects the coronavirus crisis has had on the housing market, Southern California home sales fell 26.6% in April compared with a month earlier, while year-over-year sales were down 31.5%.

To deal with the crunch, servicers should combine cloud and digital workflow automation technologies.

Progress Residential is bringing its next securitization of single-family rental properties to market, even as concerns mount on the depth of pandemic-driven tenant forbearance and delinquency trends.

Other safety measures taken to protect settlement agents and consumers include drive-up closings and overnight mail.