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HUD’s Turner Cancels $4 Million in DEI Contracts

HUD’s Turner Cancels $4 Million in DEI Contracts

by Phil Hall | Feb 20, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has cancelled $4 million in contracts that were designed to foster Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs within the agency. In an interview this morning on Fox News, HUD Secretary Scott Turner stated the...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: 4 Crucial Issues That Require HUD’s Attention

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: 4 Crucial Issues That Require HUD’s Attention

by Phil Hall | Feb 17, 2025 | A Phil Hall Op-Ed, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Scott Turner has only been the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for two weeks and his first two major announcements for the department involved stopping enforcement of the Biden-era gender identity rule that allowed individuals to...
Senate Democrat Leaders Demand HUD Halt Staff Cuts

Senate Democrat Leaders Demand HUD Halt Staff Cuts

by Phil Hall | Feb 17, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Five Democratic leaders in the US Senate – including Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Ranking Member of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) – sent a letter to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 10-14

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 10-14

by Phil Hall | Feb 14, 2025 | Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, International Real Estate News, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

DOGE’s impact on Washington, Greenland hijinks and Redfin’s under the radar layoffs. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Feb. 10-14. Hit: Getting It Done. Earlier this week, the Department of Housing...

Union Claims HUD Plans to Cut Half of Its Workforce

by Phil Hall | Feb 14, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The union representing the employees at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) claims the agency is planning to layoff half of its 9,600-member workforce. Bloomberg Law reports that Antonio Gaines, president of AFGE National Council 222, said the...
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