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Rep. Swalwell Drops Lawsuit Against FHFA’s Pulte Over Mortgage Fraud Charges

Rep. Swalwell Drops Lawsuit Against FHFA’s Pulte Over Mortgage Fraud Charges

by Phil Hall | Mar 23, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) has dropped his lawsuit against Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), after claiming Pulte used a mortgage fraud investigation against him as an act of political retribution. Politico reports the lawsuit was...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 16-20

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of March 16-20

by Phil Hall | Mar 20, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A drop in new home sales, an increase in political trash talking, and a tribute to a multifamily sector leader. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 16-20. Miss: Off to a Bad Start. This week, the US Census...
FHFA Offers Home Insurance Rule Updates to ‘Fix Expensive, Stupid Biden-Era Requirements’

FHFA Offers Home Insurance Rule Updates to ‘Fix Expensive, Stupid Biden-Era Requirements’

by Phil Hall | Mar 18, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued an announcement claiming that “American homebuyers are about to get a break” thanks to updates to home insurance rules that are designed to “fix expensive, stupid Biden-era requirements with simple, common-sense...
Report: FHFA’s Bill Pulte Receives Security Detail from Dept. of Health and Human Services

Report: FHFA’s Bill Pulte Receives Security Detail from Dept. of Health and Human Services

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

Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), has requested a security detail after reportedly receiving death threats following his criminal referral claiming New York Attorney General Letitia James committed mortgage fraud. However, the...
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...
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