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Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Jan. 19-23

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Jan. 19-23

by Phil Hall | Jan 23, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Hits and Misses, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Supreme Court considers the Federal Reserve, a once-grand mall faces oblivion, and New York City’s mayor has a plumbing update. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Jan. 19-23. Miss: The Justices Are Not...
Trump and Pulte Launch New Series of Attacks at Fed Chairman Powell

Trump and Pulte Launch New Series of Attacks at Fed Chairman Powell

by Phil Hall | Jan 23, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte have renewed their attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. In a posting on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Mortgage Rates just hit a Three Year Low despite Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell, and his...
Supreme Court Voices Skepticism Over Trump’s Effort to Fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

Supreme Court Voices Skepticism Over Trump’s Effort to Fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The justices on the US Supreme Court were highly skeptical to the Trump administration’s arguments that the president has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook over unsubstantiated allegations of mortgage fraud that occurred before she joined the...
Sen. Warren Demands DOJ Records on Probe into Fed Chairman Powell

Sen. Warren Demands DOJ Records on Probe into Fed Chairman Powell

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, is demanding access to the records related to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over claims that he may have committed perjury...
Bessent: Trump Fed Chairman Choice Could Be Unveiled ‘As Soon as Next Week’

Bessent: Trump Fed Chairman Choice Could Be Unveiled ‘As Soon as Next Week’

by Phil Hall | Jan 20, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that President Trump is very close to making his selection for the next Federal Reserve chairman. “My guess is the president will reach a decision maybe as soon as next week,” said Bessent during a CNBC interview at the World...
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