Houston’s housing market spared from coronavirus impact for most of March

Even though March was fraught with coronavirus-related turmoil for many industries, the Houston area’s housing market continued to see gains.

The pandemic’s impact began to set in during the last week of the month, with some transactions interrupted before Gov. Greg Abbott designated real estate as an “essential” service statewide as part of his March 31 executive order, the Houston Association of Realtors reported April 8. But strong sales during the first half of the month more than offset…