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Charles Tassell Accepts Position with USDA in Trump Administration

The headline says it all;  National REIA’s Charles Tassell is heading to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  The USDA announced this week their...

Washington State Institutes Rent Control

In early May, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill into law that will limit annual rent increases (rent control).  According to...

Existing Home Sales Down 0.5% in April

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 0.5% in April to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4...

AAA Says Close to 45 Million Americans Will Travel Over Memorial Day

The unofficial start of Summer (aka Memorial Day) is this weekend along and with that reminder comes AAA’s annual travel forecast.  The venerable...

Trump Signs Legislation that Roll back Biden-era Regulations on Appliances

In early May, President Donald Trump signed four pieces of legislation that effectively rolled-back Biden-era green-energy regulations on household appliances such as water...

Housing Starts Up and Building Permits Slip in April

The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in April, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,361,000, which is...

Inflation Comes In 0.2% in April

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increases 0.2% in April, 2025. ...

U.S. Department of Education Resumes Collecting Defaulted Student Loans

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that, effective May 5 2025, it will resume collections of defaulted federal student loans.  The department...

FBI Releases 2024 Internet Crime Report

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently released their 2024 Internet Crime report which offers critical insights into the...

April Unemployment Rate the Same as March

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 177k in April, 2025 with the...

U.S. Construction Spending Up 2.8% Year over Year

The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in March, 2025 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,196.1 billion, down...

FHFA Says Home Prices Up 3.9% Year-Over-Year

According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), home prices were up 3.9% from February 2024 to February...

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