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Trump administration ends Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule

February 26, 2025 by bp56691

During a media conference on Wednesday, HUD officials announced that the agency was ending the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. They claim that the rule amounted to the federal government “annexing” the suburbs, a claim that was echoed by President Donald Trump in 2020.

DOGE to federal employees it instructed to stop working: Show us what you worked on or be fired

February 23, 2025 by bp56691

After being plagued for years by civil investigative demands and lawsuits from the Department of Justice (DOJ), the real estate industry hoped for looser antitrust enforcement under a second Trump administration. Although enforcement experts were initially skeptical, the latest action taken by the Elon Musk-helmed Department of Government Efficiency may be just what the real […]

Trump allies fear DOGE’s methods to dismantle CFPB could backfire: report

February 22, 2025 by bp56691

Not everyone in the Trump orbit is apparently happy with Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) method of picking apart the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Some Trump aides and advisers fear that DOGE is “moving too fast and breaking too many things,” Bloomberg reported Saturday.

GOP bills would eliminate funding for the CFPB

February 21, 2025 by bp56691

Two Republican lawmakers from Texas have introduced bills that would end funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the latest in a series of swift moves by the Trump administration that target the embattled regulator.

Trump’s special envoy says California wildfire aid will come with conditions

February 21, 2025 by bp56691

Richard Grenell, the special envoy to President Donald Trump, said there will be strings attached to California wildfire aid, Politico reported on Friday.

Two CFPB critics appointed to leadership roles at the bureau

February 19, 2025 by bp56691

The newest leaders of the CFPB might not be planning long-term employment. Jeffrey Clark was appointed senior advisor to Chief Legal Officer Mark Paoletta.

The Trump administration thinks HUD’s Disaster Relief is a waste of money. They’re wrong

February 19, 2025 by bp56691

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced its own DOGE Task Force this week, after Elon Musk’s team ravaged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) last week. While American voters have little transparency into this undemocratic firing squad, we know that they intend to fire half of all HUD’s employees, including those […]

Fair housing nonprofit sues Scott Turner, HUD over ‘DEI’ orders

February 19, 2025 by bp56691

Three civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against President Trump and his administration over elimination of federal grants perceived as DEI.

Gary Keller warns of unpredictability in the housing market

February 18, 2025 by bp56691

According to the KW executives, they expect that unpredictability will lead to some people holding back on major investments, such as buying a house, unless their life circumstances dictate that they must make a move.

Win some, lose some: Appraisers wrestle with the CFPB’s dismantling

February 15, 2025 by bp56691

Appraisers have mixed feelings about the status of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. They welcome the end of the PAVE Task Force, but a potential closure means the agency won’t issue final rules in a fight against appraisal management companies.