The National Association of Home Builders' Housing Market Index rose from 30 to 37
Although Colorado Springs ranked as the hottest market for the third consecutive month, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Topeka, Kansas, also rose the ranks to make the top 5 hottest markets
The state ranked high largely because of investment in and support of the tech sector, as well as solid widespread internet connectivity
Page views of Redfin home listings in small towns jumped 105% year over year, while page views of homes in urban metros increased by 16%
The pandemic's chaos has upended many parts of the economy, but luxury agents believe international buyers will still gravitate toward the relative safety of the U.S. market
Although the first quarter saw an overall increase in median home prices in a majority of opportunity zones, Attom Data Solutions noted that those numbers do not yet reflect the full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the market
Realtor.com predicts a summer rebound, but notes that sales could drop by 15 percent by the end of the year
The total number of new listings increased 5.9% week over week, but new listings in the highest price tier were up by 8%, according to new data from Zillow
A median single-family home now costs $274,600
'After a long period of decline, we are likely to see steady waves of delinquencies throughout the rest of 2020 and into 2021,' warns CoreLogic
Opinion
Jobs and job growth are very important when it comes to the vitality of the country’s housing market. So, in looking at numbers and data, what predictions can be made about the job market for the rest of the year?
Coronavirus is a big deal for real estate, but financial chiefs don't think it's a repeat of 2008. And some already see signs of improvement
The pandemic may continue to wreak havoc for some time, but a strong quarter of earnings offers support to the idea that there's light at the end of the tunnel
"I think there are stirrings of optimism — I think that's a good way to put it," broker John Hackett said
More than 33.5 million people have filed for unemployment since the outbreak exploded in early March, according to the US Labor Department
Roughly one-quarter, or 26.5%, of the 54.7 million mortgaged homes in the U.S. were equity-rich in Q1 2020, according to Attom Data Solutions' Q1 2020 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report