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A new fight is heating up in Washington. US Federal Housing Finance Agency, William J. Pulte wants Congress to look into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. He says Powell for giving what he says is false information and misusing public money of almost $2.5 billion. This could bring big trouble for the Fed just as

May 16, 2025 May 16, 2025 The Realtor.com® economics team video update gives you the relevant economic and real estate information you need to know each week every Friday to navigate the housing market as a homebuyer, home seller, or industry professional. For the week ending May 16, Realtor.com® Chief Economist Danielle Hale discusses the

A family whose relative died when a crane crashed through the roof of their home have agreed an out of court financial settlement with a housing association and contractor. Former Squibb Group subsidiary PGCS Partnership and Swan Housing Association and its subsidiary Swan Commercial Services were taken to the High Court in 2023 following the

Southern Housing, one of the largest housing associations in England, has said it was hit for more than £36m by Henley Construct before the contractor went under. The South London-headquartered residential builder entered administration in April 2023 , weeks after Construction News revealed it had placed most of its staff on unpaid leave . At

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Rico Wojtulewicz is head of policy and market insight at the National Federation of Builders The media and government often focus heavily on housing and housebuilders, which is understandable as new housing supply is a tangible measure of solving a known issue and demonstrating government commitment. However, what is often overlooked is that building a

A sharp downturn hit the UK construction sector in February with the lowest activity level since May 2020. The latest S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data, released this morning (6 March), showed an activity index of 44.6. This was down from the 48.1 recorded for January and below the neutral 50 mark.

Keir Starmer The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) will lead on fire safety issues in a post-Grenfell overhaul,  Sir Keir Starmer has said.  The prime minister confirmed yesterday (13 February) that “responsibility for fire” from 1 April will be given to housing secretary Angela Rayner within the MHCLG, which already oversees the