Tag: Housing

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2014, file photo, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro speaks about President Barack Obama's signature health care law at the Families USAÃ?s 19th Annual Health Action Conference in Washington. Obama is considering nominating San Antonio's mayor to be housing secretary. That's according to people familiar with the selection process. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the matter by name. Castro would succeed Shaun Donovan, a member of Obama's original Cabinet. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama considering Shaun Donovan for budget chief, San Antonio mayor for housing secretary

Associated Press · May 17, 2014 8:47 pm

Mel Watt’s plan to loosen mortgage credit will shape housing finance for years

Joseph Lawler · May 17, 2014 10:00 am

A bipartisan measure to wind down the government-run failed mortgage businesses Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and overhaul the U.S. housing finance system cleared the Senate Banking Committee Thursday. (AP Photo)

Bipartisan Fannie, Freddie reform bill clears Senate panel, but unlikely to advance

Joseph Lawler · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

Coakley threatens to sue federal housing agency

Washington Examiner · May 14, 2014 11:17 pm

California home price gains slow in April

Washington Examiner · May 14, 2014 10:49 pm

Two handymen said they unlocked and closed up the identical recreation room at a Richmond, Calif., public housing complex called Friendship Manor. (Thinkstock)

Public housing workers reap thousands in overtime for unlocking doors

Kelly Cohen · May 14, 2014 3:24 pm

Honolulu lawmaker eyes pricey homes for tax hike

Washington Examiner · May 13, 2014 11:53 pm

Mel Watt, who had served as the Congressman from North Carolina's 12th District since 1993, was sworn in as the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency on Monday afternoon. (AP File)

Mel Watt, Obama’s new regulator of Fannie and Freddie, signals shift to broadening credit access

Joseph Lawler · May 13, 2014 4:00 am

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Examiner Editorial: Why more homes are going up in Houston than in all of California

Washington Examiner · May 12, 2014 4:00 am

There Are Two Housing Markets in America

Irwin M. Stelzer · May 10, 2014 3:00 am

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen speaks during a Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting May 7 at the Treasury Department in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Janet Yellen warns student debt may be holding back housing recovery

Joseph Lawler · May 8, 2014 4:00 am

Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen testified before a Senate Joint Economic Committee hearing entitled "The Economic outlook", Wednesday. Yellen said the economy was on track for solid growth. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Janet Yellen’s worries: Housing and emerging markets

Joseph Lawler · May 7, 2014 4:00 am