Real Estate News Brief: Home Sales Soar, First-Time Homebuyer Help, Airbnb Backlash

Published: July 25, 2020, 6:11 a.m.

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending July 25th, 2020... numbers surge for both new and existing home sales, first-time homebuyers may get penalty-free access to retirement accounts, and critics pounce on Airbnb’s request for donations.
 
We begin with economic news from this past week, and a real estate market that is not bogged down by the coronavirus. The Commerce Department reported that the pace of new home sales surged 13.8% in June. That’s the highest level in 13 years.