Senate Dem Bill Adds To Trump's Wall Street Home Buy Ban
Senate Democrats are proposing to end tax breaks for Wall Street's single-family home purchases and ramp up antitrust enforcement, offering a rival plan aimed at housing affordability as President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address Tuesday repeated a call to ban big investors from the market.
Tariff Decision May Offer Fleeting Relief For Real Estate Sector
Attorneys and other industry professionals shared insights with Law360 Real Estate Authority about how the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down certain tariffs and the White House's response may impact real estate and construction.
Judge Won't Block Trump's White House Ballroom Project
A District of Columbia federal judge rejected a historical preservation nonprofit's bid to temporarily block President Donald J. Trump's plans to turn the White House's East Wing into a ballroom, ruling on Thursday that the nonprofit's Administrative Procedure Act and constitutional claims fail.
Senate Dem Bill Adds To Trump's Wall Street Home Buy Ban
Senate Democrats are proposing to end tax breaks for Wall Street's single-family home purchases and ramp up antitrust enforcement, offering a rival plan aimed at housing affordability as President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address Tuesday repeated a call to ban big investors from the market.
Tariff Decision May Offer Fleeting Relief For Real Estate Sector
Attorneys and other industry professionals shared insights with Law360 Real Estate Authority about how the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down certain tariffs and the White House's response may impact real estate and construction.
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