Stephen Miran, President Trump’s choice to fill a temporary vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, surprised a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing today by announcing he would not resign his position as chairman of the administration’s Council of...
A total of $288.7 billion in new mortgages for multifamily properties with five or more units was originated in 2024, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This represented a 17% year-over-year increase. While the MBA tracked 2,463 different...
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...
