Many home-buyers are now scrambling to cut deals that would have been difficult or impossible only a couple months ago. The Fed cut interest rates to 0%, what does that mean for you? And more news on upcoming stimulus checks. This and more below the fold.

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From Realtor.com’s Latest News

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• It’s Time for Home Buyers to Drive a Hard Bargain
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• These Mortgage Borrowers Will Be ‘the First Canary in the Coal Mine’ for a Coronavirus-Fueled Foreclosure Crisis, Regulator Says
  • Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria told CNBC that ‘it is certainly possible’ the number of delinquencies caused by the coronavirus outbreak could exceed the subprime mortgage crisis in some segments of the market.
• Coronavirus Forcing Home Buyers to Scramble to Close Deals
  • Real-estate agents are rushing to help home buyers and sellers close pending house sales, as the pandemic poses unprecedented obstacles to a high-touch process traditionally done in person.
• U.S. Home-Price Growth Accelerated Before Pandemic
  • Home-price growth accelerated in January, the latest indication that the U.S. housing market was poised for a strong year of sales before the coronavirus pandemic struck.

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🤓 From Reddit

From Reddits /r/RealEstate Subreddit

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• Mortgage applications to buy a home plummet 24% annually as coronavirus slams spring housing
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• The 2008 housing crash was caused by overleveraged homeowners. Will a (small) 2020 housing crash be caused by overleveraged AirBnB owners?
  • current score on reddit: 387
• Could this virus outbreak be the bane of commercial real estate?
  • current score on reddit: 276