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Supreme Court Voices Skepticism Over Trump’s Effort to Fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

Supreme Court Voices Skepticism Over Trump’s Effort to Fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The justices on the US Supreme Court were highly skeptical to the Trump administration’s arguments that the president has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook over unsubstantiated allegations of mortgage fraud that occurred before she joined the...
Trump Commutes Sentence on Real Estate Developer Convicted in $50 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Trump Commutes Sentence on Real Estate Developer Convicted in $50 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump has commuted the sentence of a real estate developer who was convicted two years ago in a $50 million mortgage fraud involving Connecticut properties. Jacob Deutsch of Brooklyn was sentenced in January 2024 to five years in prison and fined $10,000 for...
Trump Issues Executive Order to Curb Institutional Investor Purchasing of Single-Family Homes

Trump Issues Executive Order to Curb Institutional Investor Purchasing of Single-Family Homes

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday evening that directed federal agencies to stop backing loans and offering incentives that would enable institutional investor purchases of single-family homes. “A growing share of single-family homes, often...
Bessent: Trump Fed Chairman Choice Could Be Unveiled ‘As Soon as Next Week’

Bessent: Trump Fed Chairman Choice Could Be Unveiled ‘As Soon as Next Week’

by Phil Hall | Jan 20, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that President Trump is very close to making his selection for the next Federal Reserve chairman. “My guess is the president will reach a decision maybe as soon as next week,” said Bessent during a CNBC interview at the World...
Powell to Attend Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments for Lisa Cook Mortgage Fraud Case

Powell to Attend Supreme Court’s Oral Arguments for Lisa Cook Mortgage Fraud Case

by Phil Hall | Jan 19, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is planning to attend Wednesday’s oral arguments before the US Supreme Court in the case of President Trump’s attempt to fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook over allegations that she committed mortgage fraud. The Associated Press, sourcing...
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