How the American Rescue Plan Boosts Real Estate

 The Senate this week will take up President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion bill that contains an array of coronavirus relief measures championed by the National Association of REALTORS®, after the House passed the legislation Saturday. Shannon McGahn, NAR’s chief advocacy officer, said in a statement Saturday that she expects the Senate to adopt the bill with most of the major provisions intact. “The White House is hoping for final passage by mid-March, when current unemployment benefits expire,” McGahn said.

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