Purchase

Maui real estate activity slowed in April as the effects of dramatically reduced new listings and resulted in a big drop-off in pending sales.

Thousands of fewer homes came onto the market in the St. Louis metro area last month than normal — just 2,400 new listings each week, a 42% drop over this time last year, according to realtor.com.

Hiring by nonbank mortgage and brokers held up unusually well through the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in March, but April's all-time high in unemployment suggests that's unlikely to last.

Residential real estate showings in the Denver metropolitan region, hampered by the COVID-19 outbreak and corresponding stay-at-home orders, hit an all-time low last month.

Hawaii's real estate market is now getting pounded from complications of COVID-19.

Typically, housing-market activity strengthens through the spring before peaking in May, but last month, many metrics of housing-market activity fell by double digits, compared both with last month and with last year.

Consumer sentiment for home buying fell to its lowest point since November 2011, according to Fannie Mae.

Sales of existing houses in the Las Vegas area fell more than 30% in April compared to the same month last year, while prices dipped 2.8% from March, according to a new report.

Mortgage rates ticked up slightly this week, but whether consumers are able to take advantage of them for purchases and refinancings depends on who looks at the data.

Houston home sales plunged more than 20% in April from year-ago figures as sellers took properties off the market and buyers stayed home through the coronavirus-induced shutdown.