A Phil Hall Op-Ed: On Feb. 9, 1950, the Republican Women’s Club of Wheeling, West Virginia, invited Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin to provide the keynote speech for its Lincoln Day event. McCarthy shocked his audience – and, quickly afterwards, the nation –...
Compass Inc. (NYSE: COMP) announced the addition of Colorado Home Realty (CHR), an independent brokerage based in Littleton, Colorado. Founded in 2005, CHR closed $617.2 million in sales volume during 2024. In announcing his company’s next chapter, CHR CEO Matt Hudson...
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.50% as of Sept. 4, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). This is down from last week when it averaged 6.56%, but it is also up from one year ago when it averaged 6.35%....
Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget and interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has called for the closing of the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Axios reports Vought made his thoughts known during a speech...
The Trump administration’s effort to oust Lisa Cook from her position as a governor on the Federal Reserve Board took a new twist as the Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly opening a criminal investigation into the accusations that Cook committed mortgage fraud....
The latest Housing Risk Report from ATTOM covering the highest risk markets during the second quarter found that 14 were in California, seven were in Florida, five in New Jersey, and four in Louisiana. ATTOM defined risk by affordability, proportion of seriously...
