• Federal judge blocks DOJ subpoenas targeting Federal Reserve Chair Powell,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    Federal judge blocks DOJ subpoenas targeting Federal Reserve Chair Powell

    A federal judge on Friday blocked subpoenas that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) served the Federal Reserve in a case involving Jerome Powell’s Congressional testimony on the central bank’s headquarters renovation, concluding the effort appeared designed to “harass and pressure” him to lower in

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  • Contrarian Smith Douglas leans into its system, goes for market share,John McManus

    Contrarian Smith Douglas leans into its system, goes for market share

    Uncertainty, margin compression and the gut-check math of affordability are the givens of a new-home market impatiently waiting for relief on at least one of those three fronts.  Most public homebuilders – facing this indefinite limbo – are doing the same thing: slowing down. Production starts are t

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  • Is Opendoor playing the builder rate buydown game?,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    Is Opendoor playing the builder rate buydown game?

    iBuyer Opendoor’s recently launched mortgage product — which promises below-market interest rates after the company removed its markup — has sparked debate across the industry about who absorbs the cost and whether the model is sustainable. Some industry professionals view the offering as similar to

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