As the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell below 6% for the first time since 2022, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte has credited President Trump as being the only reason that decline occurred. In a post on his personal X account, Pulte cheered,...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: For too long, the question of increasing affordable homeownership opportunities has been ignored by government leaders. Lately, however, it seems that everyone has an idea on how this elusive goal can be obtained. But all the latest plans being...
A Capitol Hill conundrum on affordable homeownership, another state wants the Chicago Bears, and a historic theater reopens for business. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Feb. 9-13. Miss: A Problem, Not a...
The Trump administration is reportedly considering an antitrust investigation into homebuilders, according to a Bloomberg News report sourced from unnamed “people familiar with the discussions.” The Bloomberg report cited an exchange of information involving a...
Federal Housing Financial Agency Director Bill Pulte appears to have muddied the waters on whether the Trump administration is moving ahead with an initial public offering for Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). In a Fox Business interview, Pulte...