On July 30, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA), which established the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). One provision of that act gave the FHFA authority to place its regulated entities into conservatorship...
I have yet to succumb to the digital charms of TikTok. My aversion to this platform can be traced to multiple reasons: I am already spending too much time on other social media sites without getting very much in the way of professional or personal satisfaction from...
Last week, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule designed to prohibit online marketing shenanigans such as using fake reviews, suppressing honest negative reviews, and paying for positive reviews. If enacted, the FTC would prohibit businesses...
I was on a real estate hunt a few years ago and visited too many residential properties that must have been occupied by the worst slobs in North America. One home had a kitchen that was the domicile for a small army of ants. Another had a significant water stain on...
I did a Google News search with the terms “Gen Z” and “soft skills” and came up with nearly 1,500 news stories that left me rather depressed. The problem with my search results was discovering a surplus amount of news coverage that portrayed Gen Z as inarticulate and...
Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams filed a lawsuit against 30 counties in upstate New York for refusing to accept illegal immigrants currently housed across the Big Apple. “Since this crisis began, New York City has — virtually on its own — stepped up to...
Illinois Gov. Pritzker: Don’t Blame Me for High Property Taxes
