Housing markets

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.

An index of contract signings for purchases of previously owned homes slumped to a record low in April as coronavirus lockdowns thwarted prospective buyers.

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.

Home sales dipped in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the decline in Virginia wasn't as severe as many had anticipated, according to Virginia Realtors.

U.K. home sales collapsed last month as the government effectively shut down the market to help slow the coronavirus outbreak.

Home sales in Chattanooga, Tenn., fell nearly 18% last month and the inventory of houses on the market fell by more than 26% as home-bound Chattanoogans were less likely to want to either buy or sell their homes during the worst of the coronavirus shutdowns in April.

New housing activity in Connecticut took a precipitous decline last month, with the number of permits issued around the state down 65.4% from April 2019, according to the Department of Economic and Community Development.

Some cities saw drops in annual housing supply nearing 40% in early May, according to Zillow.

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New-home sales in the U.S. unexpectedly increased in April after swooning a month earlier, suggesting the housing market is starting to stabilize.

Home sales in South Florida plummeted in April. Realtors blame the health and economic fears wrought by the pandemic caused.

Homebuilders were a rare, bright spot in an otherwise dreary April for Southern California's housing market.

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

Central Ohio home sales fell sharply in April and dropped to their lowest level in a decade nationally, as the coronavirus pandemic took full hold of the real estate market.

Signed purchase agreements dropped 20%, but the sales that closed in April showed buyers still paying top dollar.

Home sales in Volusia and Flagler counties in Florida declined in April, but prices continued to rise, area Realtors' associations reported.

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Sales of previously owned homes fell in April by the most since mid-2010 as the coronavirus hollowed out demand across the country at the start of the key spring selling season.

It's the surprise of a spring selling season that's been anything but normal: Buyers returning to the housing market have been battling over the few available properties.

Sales of new homes in the Houston area flattened in April as the coronavirus caused a pause in activity, according to a new homes sales report from HomesUSA.com.