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America's real estate meccas aren't what they used to be as COVID-19 revives U.S. mobility.

The average and median homes sales prices for the Dayton, Ohio, area reached record highs in JUly, which local experts say could produce positive and less than desirable effects for area homeowners.

Tight inventory and unstoppable buyers pushed Bay Area median home prices higher in July, ignoring the economic drag of the pandemic.

The refinance boom kept mortgage loan application defect risk flat, with record-low levels in July, but fraud risk for purchases climbed again, according to First American Financial.

In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Napa County home sales skyrocketed in July, rising 79.8% from June to July, the California Association of Realtors reported.

Montana real estate is a hot commodity. From east to west, north to south, homes and land are, more often than not, sold within days.

Homebuyers are favoring newly built properties at the highest rate in more than a decade.

Orange County, Calif., home buying rebounded last month to levels above 2019, a buying surge that pushed the median sales price to its sixth record high of 2020.

Pending home sales rose in July by more than forecast to the highest level since 2005, signaling the housing market’s sharp recovery will continue with borrowing costs to stay low for the foreseeable future.

Mortgage rates decreased by 8 basis points this week, remaining near record lows, while a strong purchase market should continue into the fall, according to Freddie Mac.

After three straight months of double-digit percentage declines, single-family home sales in Massachusetts rebounded to set new records in July.

With mortgage rates and housing inventory both at all-time lows, the majority of consumers would overshoot their budgets for the right home without accounting for future costs, according to LendingTree.

Mortgage application volume decreased 6.5%, falling for the second consecutive week with refinance activity at its lowest since early July, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Like much during the pandemic, the latest news on home prices inspires a definite sense of deja vu.

The housing market reaped the rewards of new construction increasing before the coronavirus took effect, netting a boost in July sales, according to Redfin.

New-home sales jumped to the highest level in almost 14 years in July as low mortgage rates helped fuel a suburban construction boom.

Record low mortgage rates helped make last month the best July on record for home sellers in the Twin Cities with sales — and prices — up double-digits.

Fresno is one of the more affordable markets compared to the rest of the state, where the median home value is $258,502 with a rent of $1,395, while the average price across California is $578,267 with a median mortgage of $2,775.

Home prices in San Diego County blew past previous records to hit an all-time high of $634,000 in July.

Sales of previously owned homes surged by the most on record in July as lower mortgage rates continued to power a residential real estate market that's proving a key source of strength for the economic recovery.