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President Trump’s tax cuts cost homeowners $1 trillion: Report

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Policies passed in 2017 that capped various real estate-related federal tax deductions limited housing price growth. Continue reading →

Trump Administration cites housing regulations as major source of homelessness crisis

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A new White House report on homelessness says that overregulation and other factors have led to hundreds of thousands of people living on the street. Continue reading →

Trump admin proposes massive overhaul of FHA, Freddie and Fannie

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The Trump administration Thursday released a long-awaited plan to overhaul the way the U.S. government helps homeowners. Separate guidance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Department of the Treasury includ… Continue reading →

Pennsylvania agent offers to rep Trump in Greenland sale

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Long and Foster agent Michael Murphy said in a video he sent to the White House that he’d be willing to take a lower commission on the billion dollar deal. Continue reading →

Yield curve inversion fears are overblown

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Yield curves predicting recessions did so historically and will again at the end of Fed overshoots. The Fed has done no such thing this time. Continue reading →

Trump creates affordable housing council, taps Ben Carson as chair

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In an executive order Tuesday, Trump said the role of the council would be to increase the supply of homes in the U.S. in an effort to meet demand. Continue reading →

Wayfair employees reportedly plan walkout over furniture for border camps

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A letter purporting to be from Wayfair employees that was widely circulating on Twitter Tuesday — and which was shared by @wayfairwalkout — further alleged that the company supplied $200,000 worth of bedding to a BCFS facility in Carrizo Springs, Texas… Continue reading →

Trump admin blocking undocumented immigrants from FHA loans

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A Trump administration official confirmed this week that the Federal Housing Administration is not providing mortgages to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. Continue reading →

HUD Secretary slammed for confusing REO with Oreo cookies

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Despite the controversy that has swirled around his tenure, following the Oreo incident, Ben Carson attempted to downplay his apparent confusion. Continue reading →

President Donald Trump holds Realtors in the palm of his hand

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Most were pleased with Trump’s performance and identified with him as a real estate businessman. Continue reading →