Coronavirus

The economic contraction will keep mortgage rates low for the foreseeable future.

The agency's announcement came one day after the agency said it would provide borrowers struggling to stay current with an additional payment deferral option.

The commercial mortgage broker's move is part of its formation of a dedicated multifamily group.

Homeowners hurt by coronavirus were told they could delay their mortgage payments without facing consequences. Now, some are learning they’re at risk of being shut out of the housing market.

As businesses temporarily shut down and joblessness climbed to Depression-era levels, home sales in the metro area plunged last month, according to the Atlanta Realtors Association.

Eligible borrowers can add the forborne payments to the end of their loan term.

If employers maintain flexible working practices after lockdowns get lifted, housing preferences and subsequent property values could greatly change.

From what it takes to accommodate remote notarization to figuring out how to process an influx of forbearance requests through limited communication channels, here are five takeaways from coronavirus-related work restrictions.

As the economic fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to widen, the Charlotte area housing market saw its largest drop in home sales last month in over a decade.

The head of the U.S. central bank said its emergency credit programs were not designed to prop businesses up over the long term.

Some real estate agents say there are signs the local housing market has started to rebound since late March, when efforts to reduce the spread of the virus led to stay-at-home orders in Austin and elsewhere.

The joint site describes potential strategies for both homeowners and renters economically affected by COVID-19.

By the end of the first quarter, the number of borrowers 30 days late on their mortgage increased by 59 basis points.

U.S. home prices continued climbing in the first quarter, before the impact of the pandemic's economic shutdown took hold.

After over two years of falling delinquency rates, the burgeoning unemployment following the coronavirus economic shutdown will bring a surge of outstanding mortgages.

Rick Thornberry is looking to the lessons from the Great Recession and applying them to current conditions.

Home prices fell slightly across Albuquerque, N.M., in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors is optimistic the slowdown will be short-lived.

North Texas home sales slid in April as buyers sheltered in place from the pandemic.

The number of mortgages in coronavirus-related forbearance rose by 37 basis points as the unemployment rate soared, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

In a study of four metro areas, housing supply and demand gained momentum in the second half of April, even where the COVID-19 curve continued to grow.