The highest-ranking enforcement official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has resigned with an angry rebuke of how the Trump administration is treating the agency. Acting Enforcement Director Cara Petersen said the administration “has no...
Canada’s unlikely new housing minister, two high profile property sales where the sellers took a big loss, and HUD’s commitment to Indian Country housing. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of May 12-16. Miss: The...
The Trump administration has withdrawn Jonathan McKernan’s nomination to become the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and has nominated him to become undersecretary of domestic finance at the Department of the Treasury. McKernan was confirmed...
The too-high cost for homebuying, the effects of plumbing mishaps on household budgets, and an XL-sized lease in New York City’s office market. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of April 28-May 2. Miss: A Dent to...
A federal judge has temporarily blocked efforts by the Trump administration to terminate 90% of the workforce of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The Hill reports US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson has stopped the agency from today’s plan to...
Mortgage Rates Reach 7.40%, Highest Since November 2023
