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Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 2-6

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 2-6

by Phil Hall | Mar 6, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A Maine village is listed for sale, a Chicago stadium controversy that doesn’t involve the Bears, and was a Florida man kidnapped by dolphins and forced to build an underwater multifamily property made of coral? From the wild and woolly world of real estate, here are...
FHFA and GSEs to Cease Using Anthropic’s AI Products

FHFA and GSEs to Cease Using Anthropic’s AI Products

by Phil Hall | Mar 3, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) will phase out their use of the artificial intelligence products offered by Anthropic. In a post to his personal X account, FHFA Director Bill Pulte announced, “U.S....
FHFA’s Pulte on Fannie-Freddie IPO: ‘We Don’t Have to Do That’

FHFA’s Pulte on Fannie-Freddie IPO: ‘We Don’t Have to Do That’

by Phil Hall | Feb 3, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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...
Report: FHFA’s Pulte Quietly Changed GSE Portfolio Limits to Aid Trump’s $200 Billion Mortgage Bond Purchase

Report: FHFA’s Pulte Quietly Changed GSE Portfolio Limits to Aid Trump’s $200 Billion Mortgage Bond Purchase

by Phil Hall | Jan 26, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte accommodated President Trump’s announcement of a federal purchase of $200 billion in mortgage bonds by making a unilateral and unpublicized policy change that enabled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to raise the...
Trump Announces His ‘Representatives’ Will Buy $200 Billion in Mortgage Bonds

Trump Announces His ‘Representatives’ Will Buy $200 Billion in Mortgage Bonds

by Phil Hall | Jan 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump announced he is directing his “representatives” to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds as a strategy for driving down mortgage rates. In a posting on Truth Social, Trump blamed former President Biden for ignoring the housing market and...
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