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Potential home buyers walk past an "Open House" sign displayed in the front yard of a property for sale in Columbus, Ohio.
Tobias Peter
June 8, 2020 10:05 AM

One segment of the market, at least, has proved more resilient than many feared early on in the crisis.

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Cape Cod
By Christine Legere
March 27, 2020 10:13 AM

Residential estate brokers and agents are scrambling to determine what Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's emergency order means for their industry.

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Paul Centopani
March 25, 2020 4:57 PM

With ambiguity surrounding the length of the COVID-19 outbreak and damage it will cause, consumers are becoming diffident in taking out a mortgage for a major purchase, according to Zillow.

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Glenn McCullom
March 25, 2020 10:10 AM

There was a nearly 30% week-to-week decline in loan applications as Americans reacted to the uncertainty, both economic and medical, from the spread of COVID-19, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Existing Home Sales

Sales of previously owned homes surged in February to the fastest pace in 13 years, highlighting a flurry of activity in the housing market before the economic repercussions of the coronavirus.

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Southern California homes
By Jeff Collins
March 19, 2020 12:26 PM

Southern California's 2020 housing market got off to a good start before the pandemic shook the economy in mid-February, CoreLogic figures show, with both prices and home sales up in the six-county region from February 2019 levels.

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Homebuilders

New-home construction exceeded forecasts in February, underscoring momentum in the industry a month before the coronavirus pandemic injected uncertainty into the economy.

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Best Housing Market in a Decade Could Succumb to Coronavirus
By Sandra Barrera and Jack Katzanek
March 17, 2020 2:42 PM

Ramifications of a global pandemic are starting to ripple through the Southern California housing market as virtual home tours replace in-person showings and homeowners cancel open houses to avoid coming face-to-face with potentially infected home shoppers.

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Brad Finkelstein
March 17, 2020 1:42 PM

Mortgage applications to purchase new homes took a small step back in February from record levels during the previous month, but further positive momentum could be blunted by the coronavirus.

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Paul Centopani
March 17, 2020 10:20 AM

With small businesses feeling the financial scourge of the coronavirus, bridge loans could be the direction they turn to keep things afloat.

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