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In a one-on-one interview with WTOP’s Nick Iannelli, Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger is laying out what she plans to accomplish during her first days as governor. Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger has already made history in the Commonwealth, without even taking office, and in a one-on-one interview with WTOP’s Nick Iannelli, she’s laying out what she plans to accomplish during her …

President Donald Trump launched into an angry tirade after being confronted about cost-of-living pressures, calling affordability a Democratic “con job” and insisting prices are “way down.” Days after Democrats won a clean sweep of elections, largely over concerns about the economy, the president was confronted about the issue during a meeting at the White House with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor …

The affordability crisis, once Biden’s, is now Trump’s  Axios Out-of-touch Trump talks up economy among sycophants and stars in Miami  The Guardian Trump wants GOP to focus more on his economic achievements. But he’s often changing the subject.  CNN From gas to groceries, has Trump kept his promise to tackle rising prices?  BBC Trump’s bright view of the economy doesn’t match what voters are …

President Donald Trump took a victory lap on the economy on the one-year anniversary of his successful election, boasting of cheaper prices and saying the U.S. is the envy of the globe even while the Republican Party faced a rebuke from voters anxious about their own finances in Tuesday’s off-year elections. Trump, speaking Wednesday at the America Business Forum, said he thinks …

It’s become increasingly difficult in recent years for young home buyers to break into the housing market. Between comparatively high mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices, the weight of buying a home feels insurmountable for Gen Z and millennials.  And it shows in the data: In 2025, the share of first-time home buyers plummeted to a record low of 21%, …

Jonathan Reckford jokes that before he became CEO of Habitat for Humanity International he couldn’t really keep a job. In the two decades after he graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Reckford had been a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs, coach of the Korean rowing team for the 1988 Olympics, and held executive and managerial positions at Marriott, …

US existing home sales hit 7-month high; affordability remains a challenge  Reuters Lower mortgage rates push home sales up in September, but prices still stubbornly high  CNBC Lower mortgage rates give the housing market a boost  WBFF Home sellers have a ‘tough pill to swallow’ this fall, real-estate agents warn  MarketWatch US home sales accelerated in September to their fastest pace since February as …

Governor Newsom builds on this year’s historic housing reforms, signs legislation to accelerate housing and affordability  CA.gov Newsom signs historic housing bill to bring density to transit hubs  Los Angeles Times Gavin Newsom signs contentious bill to spur housing construction  Politico New California law would put taller apartment buildings near BART and Caltrain  San Francisco Chronicle Gavin Newsom signs law overhauling local zoning to …

Gavin Newsom signs sweeping energy affordability package  Politico Gov. Newsom signs bills to try to stabilize gas, electricity prices in California  KCRA CA just aligned its carbon market with WA’s. Here’s why that matters  The Seattle Times Commentary: Decent work on climate, Gavin Newsom. I still hope California’s next governor is better  Los Angeles Times Newsom signs climate overhaul, extending cap and trade while …

Bessent: Everything on table for housing affordability fixes  Axios Trump Weighs Declaring National Housing Emergency, Bessent Says  Bloomberg.com What Trump Declaring a National Housing Emergency Would Mean  Time Magazine Bessent says Trump administration will tackle high housing costs with new measures  Reuters Trump Administration considering declaring a ‘national housing emergency’  News Channel 5 Nashville Source link