The first year of the Trump administration saw much back and forth as the President put in place various tariffs on U.S. imports, including goods imported from historical trading partners such as Canada and Mexico. Most of these tariffs have now been struck down—the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that Trump does not…
Testifying before Congress Jan. 21, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner was questioned before the House Financial Services Committee on his oversight of HUD and the Federal Housing Administration, with a large focus on affordable housing and President Donald Trump’s executive order banning institutional investors. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) opened the hearing…
Immigrant labor has become essential to both homebuilding and residential remodeling in top metro areas with the highest levels of building permits, according to new research from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS). The findings underscore the critical role that foreign-born workers play across the entire residential construction space—from new home construction to major…