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Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Jan. 12-16

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Jan. 12-16

by Phil Hall | Jan 16, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Hits and Misses, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Jerome Powell drops a bombshell, a new movie celebrates a pioneering banker, and the Washington Commanders debut their new stadium’s design. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Jan. 12-16. Hit: A Very Big...
Trump Remark Casts Doubt on Hassett as Next Fed Chairman

Trump Remark Casts Doubt on Hassett as Next Fed Chairman

by Phil Hall | Jan 16, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

An off-hand remark by President Trump appears to affirm that National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is out of the running to become the next Federal Reserve chairman. The Wall Street Journal reports Trump was speaking at a healthcare event at the White House...
Trump Renews Powell Attacks: ‘He Either is Incompetent or He’s Crooked’

Trump Renews Powell Attacks: ‘He Either is Incompetent or He’s Crooked’

by Phil Hall | Jan 13, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump showed no sign of dialing back on his administration’s attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, offering new insults following Powell’s announcement that he is being threatened with criminal indictments by the Department of Justice (DOJ)....
Wall Street Journal Calls on Trump to Fire FHFA’s Pulte

Wall Street Journal Calls on Trump to Fire FHFA’s Pulte

by Phil Hall | Jan 13, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The editorial board of the Wall Street Journal has called on President Trump to fire Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. In an editorial titled “Lawfare for Dummies, Monetary Edition,” the Journal identified Pulte as the mastermind behind...
GOP Lawmakers, Former Fed Leaders Criticize DOJ Targeting of Powell

GOP Lawmakers, Former Fed Leaders Criticize DOJ Targeting of Powell

by Phil Hall | Jan 12, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s announcement that he was being threatened with indictment by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over alleged perjury during a Senate hearing has generated a harsh response from several Capitol Hill Republicans and former leaders...
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