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Wisconsin started out 2020 with an increase in home sales and median prices of houses over the same time in 2019, but the coronavirus pandemic is expected to have a major influence on the market now.

Both the number of sales and median prices grew in Miami-Dade and Broward in March, just as coronavirus began to grip South Florida.

Toronto home sales and listings plunged in the first part of April as the COVID-19 pandemic curbed demand in Canada's largest city.

Mortgage applications decreased 0.3% from one week earlier, although purchase activity was higher for the first time in six weeks, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Sales of previously owned homes dropped in March by the most since November 2015, representing weaker demand that likely is going to get much worse in coming months as the pandemic bears down on the economy.

Separate reports from Radian and Redfin show home values rose during March despite a slowdown in sales, but that is likely to change as shelter-in-place orders affect the real estate markets.

Maui's housing market showed stability in March ahead of an expected downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus outbreak, along with the shift to a lower paying refinance business, will likely limit commission earnings for the rest of 2020.

In March, home sales rose year-over-year for the fourth consecutive month, but the coronavirus inhibited what's typically the biggest monthly boost of the year, according to Remax.

COVID-19 has led to an unprecedented number of homes for sale being withdrawn, canceled or temporarily taken off the market in Sarasota County, Fla., but the prices on the homes that are being sold have held steady, according to a Sarasota real estate firm.

From the crossroads of America down to the bayou, here's a look at 12 housing markets where it's the most financially prudent to buy a home rather than rent, according to First American.

In the Philadelphia metropolitan area, new listings are down almost 43% from March 1 to April 5, when the number of new listings typically grows by roughly 52%, according to Zillow.

Homebuilder sentiment plunged in April to the lowest level in more than seven years as the coronavirus pandemic kept potential buyers quarantined and paralyzed construction in much of the country.

Mortgage application volume increased 7.3% over the prior week, as rates for the 30-year fixed loan reached the lowest level since the Mortgage Bankers Association started tracking this information.

Home sales and prices in San Antonio kept rising in March, but a slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic may lie ahead.

While home showings in the Twin Cities have plummeted in recent weeks and sales of upper-bracket houses are sputtering, first-time buyers are still in the market.

Purchase originations will recover somewhat in the third and fourth quarters as home sales pick up.

The coronavirus has started to take a toll on the Treasure Valley's still-hot housing market, but you wouldn't know it from the latest home-price data.

North Texas housing starts and new home sales surged in the first quarter, but most of those gains came before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the area's economy.

The Rhode Island Association of Realtors reports that single-family home sales in the state actually rose slightly year-after-year in March, despite the onset of the coronavirus crisis.