The New York Times has published another investigative feature on the National Association of Realtors (NAR), this time focusing on the political donations of its nonprofit affiliate, the American Property Owners Alliance. Unlike NAR’s political action committee that...
President-elect Donald Trump announced his appointment of Scott Turner to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in his upcoming administration. The 52-year-old Turner is chief visionary officer at JPI, an Irving, Texas-based developer, builder, and...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, he called it “the single most important breakthrough” in federal housing policy since the 1920s. In concept, the legislation’s key focus – the creation of the...
High-profile real estate investor Grant Cardone is publicly considering the possibility of running for governor of California in 2026. Cardone is the founder of multiple companies including 10X Studios, Cardone Ventures and 10X Health System, and a co-founder/investor...
An effort is underway to force a special meeting of Chicago’s City Council to reject Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax increase to fill the municipal’s budget gap. The Chicago Sun-Times reports 29 alderpersons co-signed a call for a special...