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New leases for Manhattan apartments plunged by 71% in April, and vacancies soared as the rental market froze amid the coronavirus pandemic and more residents left the city, according to a new report.

At a two-hour open house in Atlanta on Saturday, about a dozen mostly masked families toured the six-bedroom, six-bathroom, newly built home priced at just over $3 million. Noah Graubart and his wife were looking for something close to their children’s new elementary school.

Home prices have only fallen nationally once since the Great Depression, and that was following the subprime mortgage crisis and the Great Recession. Now, barely eight years after hitting bottom, and after a mighty recovery, prices are predicted to fall nationally again, down 2-3% this year, according to Zillow.

Home sales nearly ground to a halt at the end of March, as the coronavirus pandemic forced an economic shutdown that scuttled open houses and shattered consumer confidence. Now, demand appears to be coming back, especially for newly built homes.

Amber Pfister talks to an expert about buying or selling a home during the pandemic.

Home sales may be taking a beating as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic but the market is far from dead in San Diego County.

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed another victim: San Diego’s once red-hot housing market has at least temporarily hit the ice, said Andy Nelson, president of Willis Allen Real Estate. “With the pandemic, everything has stopped or slowed, to the point where there is minimal activity,” said Nelson, a long-time local real estate broker. Nelson said the housing slowdown is...

NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas spoke to realtors who said the market has slowed considerably.

People can’t go inside and attend open houses right now, but real estate agents are changing with the times with new marketing tactics.

Real estate agents have had to make adjustments to successfully continue with their jobs. NBC 7’s Ashley Matthews explains.

At least one La Jolla real estate broker is looking for some long-term benefits to come out of the emergency measures he and others are taking to get through the COVID-19 pandemic.

During a health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic people usually try to stay out of unfamiliar places. That does not seem to be the case with the San Diego real estate industry. “Well surprisingly this has been one of my busiest weeks of the year,” said David Gullifer, a real estate broker for Prolific Real Estate. “There are people off…

The Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego in response to the COVID-19 outbreak has postponed its Annual Real Estate Conference scheduled for March 26 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront hotel.

Buying or selling a home? Here are some tips to ensure you do not get scammed when making a payment.

If Paul Manafort’s swanky SoHo loft didn’t do it for you, how about the convicted ex-presidential campaign manager’s Trump Tower condo?

When you’re in the market for a home, saving up for a hefty down payment typically won’t be enough to secure a mortgage. Lenders also expect borrowers to have a decent credit score — 90% of home buyers had a score of at least 650 in the first quarter of 2019 — and an income high enough that they are confident...

There is almost no physical evidence connecting New York real estate heir Robert Durst to the slaying of his best friend in Los Angeles 20 years ago. What does link him to the killing of Susan Berman, though, is a cryptic note sent to police with her address and one word: “CADAVER.” The slip of paper intended to lead authorities…

Home buying is expected to keep picking up in 2020, with mortgage rates around a full percentage point lower than they were this time last year. Prices are getting a boost in many markets, too, with housing inventory low across the country. To get a sense of how much you can expect to pay if you are in the market for...