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Sen. Tillis Offers Compromise Solution to Enable Warsh Confirmation as Fed Chairman

Sen. Tillis Offers Compromise Solution to Enable Warsh Confirmation as Fed Chairman

by Phil Hall | Apr 22, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has offered a compromise solution that will enable him to drop his threatened block of Kevin Warsh’s nomination to chair the Federal Reserve without having the Trump administration lose face over its probe into cost overruns at the central...
Senate Passes Bipartisan Housing Bill; Industry Leaders Offer Mixed Reaction

Senate Passes Bipartisan Housing Bill; Industry Leaders Offer Mixed Reaction

by Phil Hall | Mar 12, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The US Senate voted 89-10 to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan bill designed to address the challenges facing the housing market. However, leaders within the housing industry offered a mixed response to the bill’s contents and goals. The...
Senate Banking Committee Unanimously Approves Bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act

Senate Banking Committee Unanimously Approves Bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act

by Phil Hall | Jul 29, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

In a rare display of Capitol Hill bipartisanship, the Senate Banking Committee unanimously passed the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025. The legislation is designed to expand and preserve the national housing supply through 40...
GOP Cheers, Democrats Slam Trump’s Firing of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra

GOP Cheers, Democrats Slam Trump’s Firing of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra

by Phil Hall | Feb 3, 2025 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

President Trump’s Saturday morning firing of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Rohit Chopra generated a split reaction, with Republicans welcoming the ouster of the Biden-appointed regulator and Democrats not sharing that enthusiasm. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC),...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Leads Democrats in Opposing Scott Turner for HUD Secretary

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Leads Democrats in Opposing Scott Turner for HUD Secretary

by Phil Hall | Jan 24, 2025 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs voted along party lines 13-11 to advance President Trump’s nomination of Scott Turner to become the next Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), despite efforts by Ranking Member Sen. Elizabeth...

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