Housing markets

FHA mutual mortgage insurance fund's capital ratio
November 13, 2020 3:32 PM

The Federal Housing Administration said in its annual actuarial report that the capital reserve ratio on its mutual mortgage insurance fund increased to 6.10% in fiscal year 2020, up from 4.84% a year earlier.

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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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Bonnie Sinnock
April 30, 2020 3:40 PM

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.

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Brad Finkelstein
April 7, 2020 3:55 PM

Attom ranked 483 counties across the country based on 4Q foreclosure notices, local wages and other factors.

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By Jonathan Lansner
March 29, 2020 4:52 PM

The real estate industry, struggling with coronavirus-linked limitations, got a boost with its sales business reclassified as an "essential" industry.

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Missoula, Mont.
By David Erickson
March 29, 2020 4:45 PM

It doesn't appear that the slowing local and national economy has had much of an effect on the Missoula, Mont., real estate market yet, which has been a seller's market since the end of the last recession.

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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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Boise, Idaho
By John Sowell
March 26, 2020 10:57 AM

Idaho Gov. Brad Little's order telling Idahoans to stay home for 21 days is likely to create havoc for the state's real estate industry.

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Toronto Home Prices In Fastest Annual Gain In Over Two Years

Canadians' interest in searching for houses online is waning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to real estate portal Point2 Homes.

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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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