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CFPB’s Vought Puts in Request for Fed to Fund the Agency

CFPB’s Vought Puts in Request for Fed to Fund the Agency

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

Russ Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), complied with a court order to request $145 million from the Federal Reserve to fund the agency. In late December, US District Judge Amy Berman, an Obama appointee, decreed the CFPB...
Report: FHFA’s Pulte Instigated Subpoena and Indictment Threat Against Powell

Report: FHFA’s Pulte Instigated Subpoena and Indictment Threat Against Powell

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

The Trump administration’s surprise decision to subpoena Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and threaten him with an indictment over alleged perjury during a congressional hearing was reportedly fueled at the insistence of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)...

Powell Announces He is Target of DOJ Criminal Probe

by Phil Hall | Jan 11, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) has served the central bank with grand jury subpoenas related to his testimony last June before the Senate Banking Committee related to the renovation of the Fed’s headquarters. In an...
Fed’s Miran Calls for 150 Basis Point Cut in Interest Rates

Fed’s Miran Calls for 150 Basis Point Cut in Interest Rates

by Phil Hall | Jan 9, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Federal Reserve Gov. Stephen Miran is calling on the central bank to cut interest rates by 150 basis points during 2026. According to a Reuters report, Miran insisted the central bank should move with greater vigor on rate cuts as inflation moves closer to its desired...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Predictions for the Real Estate World in 2026

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Predictions for the Real Estate World in 2026

by Phil Hall | Dec 31, 2025 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: In putting together a list of predictions for what the real estate industry might experience during 2026, I am reminded of the wonderfully warped psychic Criswell, who gained fame and fortune by making bold predictions including claims that an...
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