Real Estate News Brief: Housing Start Boom, Mortgage Rate Surprise, and Drive-In Theater Revival

Published: July 22, 2020, 3:11 a.m.

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending July 18th, 2020... home construction is booming for a second month in a row, mortgage rates are at a 50-year low, and drive-in theaters are popping up across the country.
 
We begin with economic news from this past week, and a housing market that is rebounding nicely from the pandemic. The Commerce Department reported that housing starts continued a surge that began in May. They were up 17.3% in June, after a 17% increase in May...