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Wall Street Journal Calls on Trump to Fire FHFA’s Pulte

Wall Street Journal Calls on Trump to Fire FHFA’s Pulte

by Phil Hall | Jan 13, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The editorial board of the Wall Street Journal has called on President Trump to fire Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. In an editorial titled “Lawfare for Dummies, Monetary Edition,” the Journal identified Pulte as the mastermind behind...
Judge Reverses Trump Halt to Offshore Wind Project

Judge Reverses Trump Halt to Offshore Wind Project

by Phil Hall | Jan 13, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A federal judge has reversed the suspension for work on Revolution Wind, one of the five offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration. According to combined media reports, Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee on the US District Court for the District...
White House Dropping Plans for 50-Year Mortgage

White House Dropping Plans for 50-Year Mortgage

by Phil Hall | Jan 12, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Trump administration is dropping its efforts to push for 50-year mortgages as a strategy to encourage affordable homeownership. In November, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte encouraged President Trump to float the idea for the 50-year mortgage....
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...
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