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21 State Attorneys General Blast Mortgage Fraud Probe of Letitia James as ‘Harassment and Intimidation’

21 State Attorneys General Blast Mortgage Fraud Probe of Letitia James as ‘Harassment and Intimidation’

by Phil Hall | Aug 26, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general have issued a public letter condemning the US Department of Justice (DOJ) probe of New York State Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud, claiming it is an act of political retribution by the...
Trump Announces He is Firing Fed Gov. Cook Over Mortgage Fraud Allegations

Trump Announces He is Firing Fed Gov. Cook Over Mortgage Fraud Allegations

by Phil Hall | Aug 26, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump has announced that he is firing Lisa D. Cook from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governor over allegations of mortgage fraud, but Cook has stated the president has no authority to remove her from office. On Monday evening, Trump sent a letter to Cook...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Bill Pulte, Ken Paxton, and Hypocrisy in Mortgage Fraud Probes

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Bill Pulte, Ken Paxton, and Hypocrisy in Mortgage Fraud Probes

by Phil Hall | Aug 25, 2025 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Earlier today, the irrepressible Bill Pulte checked into his second home on X and alerted the 3 million folks following his personal account to consider the following observation: “Fate hates hypocrisy.” Now, what exactly is the director of the...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 18-22

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 18-22

by Phil Hall | Aug 22, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, Hits and Misses, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Cape Cod considers a mansion tax, Baltimore considers raising taxes on vacant lots, and a retail chain will not consider opening stores in California. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 18-22. Miss: Soaking...
FHFA’s Pulte Slams Media for Questioning His Mortgage Fraud Accusations

FHFA’s Pulte Slams Media for Questioning His Mortgage Fraud Accusations

by Phil Hall | Aug 22, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

In the wake of his mortgage fraud accusations against Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa D. Cook, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte has taken a page from President Trump by going on social media to insult journalists who questioned his actions. After...
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