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Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 4-8

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 4-8

by Phil Hall | May 8, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

New listings on the rise, New York City’s mayor shoots his mouth off (twice), and the late Ted Turner’s property portfolio. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of May 4-8. Hit: A Wider Inventory. New listings totaled...
FHFA’s Pulte Predicts Fed Gov. Lisa Cook Will be Indicted for Mortgage Fraud

FHFA’s Pulte Predicts Fed Gov. Lisa Cook Will be Indicted for Mortgage Fraud

by Phil Hall | May 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte is predicting that Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook will be indicted for mortgage fraud. Pulte passed criminal referrals to the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleging Cook committed mortgage fraud. President Trump tried...
HUD and FHFA Update Credit Scoring Models

HUD and FHFA Update Credit Scoring Models

by Phil Hall | Apr 22, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) have announced the first major update to their respective credit scoring models in decades. HUD is now enabling the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to use of...
Report: FHFA’s Pulte Responsible for Introducing Trump to Controversial Meme

Report: FHFA’s Pulte Responsible for Introducing Trump to Controversial Meme

by Phil Hall | Apr 16, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A new report has identified Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as being responsible for calling President Trump’s attention to post a controversial meme depicting him as a Christ-like healer. According to an Axios report...
Judge Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Brought by Fired Fannie Mae Workers Against FHFA’s Pulte

Judge Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Brought by Fired Fannie Mae Workers Against FHFA’s Pulte

by Phil Hall | Apr 14, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by 61 former Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) employees against Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), who claimed without producing evidence that they were fired for making fraudulent...
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