An unwelcome package in the mail, another retailer declaring bankruptcy, and an unlikely new officer at a tenants’ right nonprofit. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 4-8. Miss: A Message from a Kook. The...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Yesterday, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte posted a message on his X page that he was soon to be the subject of spurious coverage from one of the nation’s most influential newspapers. “The Washington Post, like...
The leader of a prominent civil rights organization has voiced support for the privatization of the government-sponsored enterprising (GSEs). The Hill reports Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, has called on Bill Pulte, President Trump’s...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: This Thursday, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will appear at their first presidential debate of the 2024 election. Curiously, I was not asked to serve as a moderator for the event – oh well, those things happen. But if I was...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: On Nov. 12, 2009, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) sponsored a seminar Washington, D.C., entitled “Is it Possible to Reprivatize the U.S. Financial System?” At the time, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
