Surging values for real estate tacked on $900 billion to household assets in the fourth quarter of last year, helping push the U.S. wealth total to $130.2 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve. So reports Reuters.

With fiscal stimulus in place and vaccine distribution accelerating, some economists are upgrading their forecasts for U.S. growth, anticipating that the “bridge” officials have gradually constructed since the coronavirus hit could hold up until the other side of the pandemic. So reports Reuters.

Legislation has been reintroduced in Congress seeking to ensure rent and mortgage payments are fully given until the pandemic is over. So reports The Hill.