CFPB

• Trump fires CFPB Director Rohit Chopra  Feb. 1
• Trump names Scott Bessent as new acting CFPB director Feb. 3
• New CFPB Director Bessent orders agency to stop working Feb. 3
• Chopra’s parting shot: A CFPB blueprint for state-level enforcement with teeth Feb. 4
• Enforcement experts fear the wild west of a weaker CFPB Feb. 4
• Mortgage servicers plan for a de-fanged CFPB Feb. 6
• Musk’s team has gained access to CFPB building, data systems Feb. 7
• Project 2025 architect Russel Vought takes over CFPB Feb. 8
• Vought shuts down most of CFPB’s function, cuts off funding Feb. 8
• Amid turmoil, Trump names Jonathan McKernan director of CFPB Feb. 11

Tariffs

• Trump places tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico  Jan. 31
• Is President Trump bluffing on tariffs?  Jan. 31
• Homebuilders ask Trump for tariff exemptions on building materials  Jan. 31
• Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico after border security deal Feb. 3
• US strikes deal with Canada to pause tariffs for one month Feb. 3
• Trump paused tariffs, but homebuilders still see long-term risk Feb. 7
• More homebuilder headaches: Trump imposes 25% tariff on steel and aluminum Feb. 10

HUD

• HUD watchdog swept up in large-scale firings of inspector general  Jan. 27
• Memo mixup: Trump calls for freeze of 100 HUD programs, then denies it  Jan. 28
• Where things currently stand in Trump’s confusing flurry of federal funding memos Jan. 29
• Trump’s first-term budget requests could foreshadow the future of HUD funding Feb. 4
• Scott Turner, Trump’s HUD secretary, confirmed by the Senate and sworn in Feb. 5
• New HUD secretary to prioritize GSE privatization Feb. 6
• HUD Secretary Turner holds town hall, says there are ‘two genders’ Feb. 7

FHFA

• MBA issues support for FHFA nominee Bill Pulte  Jan. 29

Federal employees/hiring freeze/funding freeze/regulatory freeze

• Trump initiates federal hiring freeze, return-to-office mandate  Jan. 21
• Trump’s regulatory freeze brings uncertainty to the housing market   Jan. 21
• Trump’s order to end DEI initiatives will impact federal housing agencies Jan. 21
• Federal hiring freeze could impact the rollout of HMBS 2.0, former Ginnie Mae head says  Jan. 28
• White house offer to federal employees sparks concern, union opposition  Jan. 30
• Judge halts deadline for White House ‘buyout’ of federal workers. Feb. 6

Executive orders

• Trump issues executive order: Emergency price relief on housing  Jan. 20
• How Trump’s executive orders impact homebuilders  Jan. 21
• Trump’s path to lower housing costs has to navigate local concerns Jan. 21

Where is Ford Realty Located?

Ford Realty is located in 137 Charles Street in Beacon Hill

Byline – John Ford – Boston Seaport Condo Broker.