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HUD Terminates Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule (AFFH)

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced that they will terminate the Biden-era 2021 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH)...

HUD Launches DOGE Task Force to Eliminate Waste, Fraud and Abuse

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that they will launch a U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Task Force...

Inflation Up 3% Year-Over-Year

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4% in January, 2025. ...

How High are the Sales Taxes in Your State – 2025

Once again the Tax Foundation has published their annual list of sales taxes in each state.  Sales taxes are a form of taxation...

Unemployment Rate was 4% in January

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 256k in January, 2025 with the...

Scott Turner Confirmed as Secretary of HUD

In early February, the U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Turner as the 19th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). ...

U.S. Construction Spending Up Slightly in December

The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in December, 2024 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,192.2 billion, up...

The US Government Has a Landlord and Trump isn’t a Fan

A recent story in the Wall Street Journal (reposted on Realtor.com) says the U.S. government has an in-house landlord, and President Trump is...

Inflation Up 2.9% Year-Over-Year

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4% in December, 2024. ...

Unemployment Rate 4.1% in December

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 256k in December, 2024 with the...

Govt releases tax devolution of Rs 1.73 lk cr to states to accelerate capital spending

The Union Government on Friday released tax devolution of Rs 1,73,030 crore to state governments, as against the devolution of Rs 89,086 crore...

Average Grocery Bill Per State

In case you haven’t notices, grocery prices have steadily rising over the past several thanks to inflation.  In fact, today’s graphic from the...

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