Tapping a 401(k) for homeownership is risky business

Tapping a 401(k) for homeownership is risky business

“Financially, the American dream should not be homeownership, but should be financial independence,” Robert Johnson, CEO of Economic Index Associates and a professor at Creighton University, said in the report. “People fall... Read more »
Trump to outline housing affordability proposals at Davos

Trump to outline housing affordability proposals at Davos

Others, however, are likely to face significant legislative hurdles. Proposals involving penalty-free 401(k) withdrawals and restrictions on institutional homebuyers would require congressional action, industry experts say. In particular, a ban on large... Read more »
DOJ opens criminal investigation into Federal Reserve and Powell

DOJ opens criminal investigation into Federal Reserve and Powell

“This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or... Read more »
The list of all Trump’s actions in 2025 that impacted housing

The list of all Trump’s actions in 2025 that impacted housing

Below is a timeline of the actions the Trump administration or Congressional Republicans have taken that impact housing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, along with additional coverage of... Read more »
Trump vows to deport millions. Builders say it would drive up costs

Trump vows to deport millions. Builders say it would drive up costs

Construction of a KB Home single-family housing development is shown in Menifee, California, on Sept. 4, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters Both presidential candidates promise to build more homes. One promises to deport... Read more »
Trump fraud judgment deadline looms as son complains

Trump fraud judgment deadline looms as son complains

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after voting at a polling station setup in the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on March 19, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. ... Read more »
Chubb ended Trump fraud bond talks after E. Jean Carroll appeal bond: court filing

Chubb ended Trump fraud bond talks after E. Jean Carroll appeal bond: court filing

Donald Trump and his co-defendants were in talks with insurance giant Chubb for a $464 million appeal bond in the former president’s civil fraud case, but the company backed out — days after it... Read more »
Rudy Giuliani should sell .5 million Florida condo, creditors claim

Rudy Giuliani should sell $3.5 million Florida condo, creditors claim

Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 15, 2023. Anna Moneymaker | Getty... Read more »
Chubb ended Trump fraud bond talks after E. Jean Carroll appeal bond: court filing

Trump faces obstacles to securing an appeal bond in fraud case

Former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures on the day of a court hearing on charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to a porn star before the... Read more »
Trump fraud judgment deadline looms as son complains

AG wants Trump banned from New York real estate business for life

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, at a... Read more »