Real Estate News Brief: Jobless Claims Drop, Home Prices Rise, Social Security Worries Grow

Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 11:49 p.m.

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending August 15th, 2020... a new pandemic low for jobless claims, the kind of homes that are pricing higher, and a poll on the future of Social Security.
 
We begin with economic news from this past week, and a stalemate in Congress over a new round of stimulus relief. Both sides are blaming the other for the hold-up while millions of Americans are coming up short on money they need to pay bills.