To keep up with the rapid changes COVID-19 is causing in the economy and housing market, the realtor.com® economics team provides a weekly blog and video update on the relevant real estate and economic information you need to know to navigate the housing market in these challenging times.

This week, Chief Economist Danielle Hale discusses the latest jobless claims which showed an uptick.

Danielle also highlights still-low mortgage rates and what that means for mortgage applications, both refinance and purchase applications, and home sales.

Danielle covers updates from the realtor.com® Housing Market Recovery Index, featuring insights from Javier Vivas, and the Weekly Housing Trends View, including another new high mark for home asking price growth and what rising prices mean for new construction.

Finally, Danielle gives a sneak peak at the 2020 Hottest Zip Code list which features several Northeastern markets in the top ten.