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Internal memo outlines DOGE’s plan to gut HUD

Deep cuts at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are likely to increase the cost of homes, upend housing markets and complicate mortgage transactions, current and former agency staffers told the Washington Post. HUD’s workforce is expected to be cut in half — from about 8,300 employees to just over 4,000 — with…

‘Reciprocal’ tariffs would create chaos for homebuilders

Homebuilders knew that the election of President Donald Trump would likely create a thorny situation with regard to his policy on tariffs, as Trump made blanket duties on Canada, Mexico and China central to his campaign. Canada and Mexico reached an agreement with Trump earlier this month to pause 25% tariffs on those countries that…