A federal trade court has blocked President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose broad tariffs under emergency powers — ruling the move exceeded the authority granted to the president by the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade issued the decision Wednesday, siding with plaintiffs who […]
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Experts are weighing the future of mortgage rates and guarantee fees following the Trump administration’s strong yet mixed messaging on the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. President Trump in a Truth Social post Tuesday said he’s working on taking the government-sponsored enterprises public, stating they would retain their “implicit guarantees,” and that he
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Agent Janice Pouch had a listing go up in February for a single-family house in a desirable part of Washington, D.C., where homes typically don’t last long. She had no reason to think that wouldn’t be the case this time either, especially after a packed open house during its first weekend on the market. Instead,
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