What to look for in Kevin Warsh’s first Fed meeting

Today, as I write this article, oil prices are at $75.80, which is a big deal because tomorrow the Federal Reserve will announce its monetary policy under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. For many months, Federal Reserve hawks have said that the Iran conflict was a major reason they’ve been more hawkish,

Builders slow starts in May to rebalance pricing and incentives

The real story in today’s Monthly New Residential Construction release from the Census Bureau isn’t a collapse in construction. It’s a production strategy that took shape months ago. Headlines – and their sibling, “headline risk” –don’t enjoy a particularly good reputation among most homebuilding bu

The ‘Golden Girls’ Housing Hack Is Booming—So Why Are Lawmakers Trying To Stop It?

Picture it: Miami, 1985.  In the 1980s, the idea of four women in their retirement years living together as roommates was a novel concept.  Forty years later, and living with several roommates under one roof is as commonplace for seniors as it is for college freshmen.  America has a housing problem,

EXCLUSIVE: Pregnant ‘Castle Impossible’ Star Daphne Fig and Husband Ian Reveal What It’s Like To Babyproof a 500-Year-Old French Chateau

With a baby on the way, “Castle Impossible” stars Daphne and Ian Fig have a bundle of new upgrades to complete at the crumbling 500-year-old French fixer-upper they have been carefully renovating for more than a year now. Having focused much of their efforts on lovingly restoring the 1508 chateau to