Real estate

Houston-area home closings surged last week for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Housing sales across Ohio took a hit during April as the coronavirus pandemic swept the state.

For Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, the pandemic is a good time to lure New Yorkers feeling anxious and cramped.

The Spokane, Wash., housing market has shown little signs of slowing during the pandemic.

The Austin, Texas, area housing market had been on a 10-year roll before the coronavirus pandemic. Several market indicators nosedived as the effects began to be felt in the market in late March and continuing into April.

Michigan's economy collapsed this spring amid the coronavirus pandemic as thousands of businesses closed and more than 1 million residents lost work and sought unemployment benefits.

The ripple effect of buying, spending can drive small businesses back to success.

Potential purchasers are looking to take advantage of low rates, despite worries about job security.

From the Midwest to mid-Atlantic, here's a look at 12 housing markets where first-time homebuyers find the most affordability, according to NerdWallet.

Sales of single-family homes plunged 19% in April, ending a nine-month string of year-over-year gains as Houston-area buyers and sellers hunkered down despite real estate transactions being considered an essential part of the economy.

JPMorgan Chase's asset-management unit and joint-venture partner American Homes 4 Rent are betting on the Las Vegas rental market.

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.

Houston real estate agent Tim Surratt decided late last week to hold his first open house since the coronavirus pandemic broke out.

The Palm Beach, Fla., real estate market entered the season last fall with a strong wind at its back.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index hasn't yet reflected the impact of the coronavirus, but an independent market maker has some thoughts on how it might.

A Rapid City, S.D., real estate agent must serve more than a year in prison and pay $124,645 in restitution after pleading guilty to tax evasion.

Florida's first-ever — and short-lived — climate change czar set a clear priority for the state: Protect the real estate market.

The advertisements are meant to entice: A month of free rent in a high-end apartment in downtown St. Petersburg. A free pool at a new housing development in Tampa. A $20 Amazon gift card for taking a virtual tour.

Sales volumes fell by over 50% in some states since the shelter-in-place mandate started, according to HouseCanary.

Mortgage fraud risk plummeted in the first quarter of 2020 amid historically low mortgage rates and a boom of refinances, but the coronavirus could create a new set of risks, according to CoreLogic.