This week’s Hits and Misses column focuses on the intersection of real estate and politics, with stops in Washington, Ottawa, Sacramento, and Animal Crossing. Hit: Here Comes the DOGE Wrecking Ball. The new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the...
Single-family housing starts during October were at a rate of 970,000, according to data from the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This represents a 6.9% decline from the September figure of 1.04 million. Privately-owned housing...
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...
Alternatives to Chicago property taxes, a mega-million condo sale loss and a proposal to bend the Manhattan skyline. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Nov. 11-15. Hit: Let’s Not Go, Brandon. Praise goes this...
The private equity executive Bill Pulte is reportedly being considered to become the next Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Pulte is the CEO of Pulte Capital Partners and has gained prominence for his philanthropic endeavors on X...
Zillow Cuts Its Late-2026 Home Sales Outlook as Rents Accelerate
