Purchase

Uncertainty over the economy, the pandemic and politics are keeping existing owners from listing their homes.

After seemingly falling off a cliff in April and May amid the cornavirus pandemic, Central Texas home sales have bounced back in a big way.

Mortgage rates crept up this week, nearly reaching the 3% mark as lenders raised prices because of a new fee, although purchase activity remained solid, according to Freddie Mac.

With mortgage rates tumbling near 3% in the second quarter, refinance originations spiked 400% in some housing markets, pushing overall volume to its highest point since 2009, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Home sales in greater Hartford jumped in July — typically a slow summer month for purchases — as sellers who sat the sidelines at the start of the pandemic put out the "for sale" sign and eager buyers snapped up properties.

The coronavirus continued reshaping the Bay Area housing market last month, as demand for homes was weakest in San Francisco and strongest in the North Bay as buyers untethered to an office sought more space.

Recent changes to housing policy and uncertainty regarding the coronavirus could slow that growth.

Mortgage applications decreased 3.3% from one week earlier, but purchase activity momentum persisted with home sales remaining a bright spot in the economic recovery, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

When you're quarantined inside your home with no place to go, the walls around you take on a whole new meaning.

Houston-area new-home sales volume and prices continued on an upward track in July for the second straight month as mortgage rates fell to historic lows.

Oklahoma City-area home sales didn't let up in July and show no sign of slowing down heading into fall.

Canadian home sales surged to a record in July as homebuyers emerged from lockdowns.

Home-buying records are snapping like dry tree branches all across Colorado this summer, not just in metro Denver, as a mismatch between supply and demand pushes sales prices higher and drains the inventory of homes available for sale.

U.S. homebuilders are riding a wave of optimism as record-low mortgage rates drive demand for new homes.

As inventory dropped to an all-time low in July, borrowers hunted for houses further and further from city centers, causing price spikes in rural markets, according to Redfin.

Both refinancings and purchases will be stronger than what Fannie Mae had previously forecast.

For some employees given the option of working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, the workplace expanded from the city office to the beachfront condominium.

Amid the worst economic slowdown this spring since the Great Depression this spring due to business closings caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Chattanooga's housing market has remained relatively vibrant.

Home sales in the Charlotte, N.C., area are rebounding after taking a major blow from the novel coronavirus pandemic, even as the shortage of homes is worsening.

Portland is a tale of two residential real estate markets: Well-priced, single-family homes are selling fast while sales of turnkey condominiums with concierge services and killer views have stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic.