A Phil Hall Op-Ed: One of the major stumbling blocks in today’s housing market is the abnormally low inventory of existing homes listed for sale. The absence of these properties is hardly mysterious – why would anyone voluntarily move out of a secure residence and go...
Earlier this month, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge was in Japan for the G7 Sustainable Urban Ministers’ Meeting. During this event, she signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with her Japanese counterparts that (according to the HUD...
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...
NAR Report: There is No ‘Data Center Effect’ on Housing Markets
