Years ago, when I was working for the American Bankers Association’s monthly magazine, a vendor company serving the financial services industry sent a fencing foil to our office as a promotional gift. My boss received the gift and spent much of the day running...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Earlier this morning, the Biden administration issued a lengthy statement under the heading “White House Announces New Actions on Homeownership.” This was something peculiar, considering the White House has barely issued any actions on homeownership...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: In concept, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the federal agency whose primary focus concerns the needs of current and potential homeowners and rental housing tenants. However, another federal agency is getting into the...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Last week was a dismal period for the retail sector, with two stories that highlighted an out-of-control danger that is not being addressed at a federal level. One story involved Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT), which announced it was closing nine stores...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: It would be kind to say that Eric Adams’ tenure as mayor of New York City has been something of a mess. Indeed, Adams’ failings since becoming mayor in January 2022 have been so severe that even President Biden didn’t want to be seen with him last...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: The good folks at LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE) released a survey of homeowners regarding their ongoing or planned renovation projects for their residences. If these results are any indication, the decline of existing home sales that defined this year...
