U.S. single-family homebuilding plunged to an eight-month low in March and could decline further as tariffs on imported materials raise costs and offset declining mortgage rates.
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte issued a letter Tuesday alleging that the New York Attorney General Letitia James “falsified records” to secure a home loan on a property in Virginia as her “principal residence” in 2023, when she was serving as New York’s prosecutor.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced he will not be seeking the Democrat nomination, but instead will be going full throttle as an independent candidate in a longshot run.
A massive migrant shelter in San Diego, California, is closing its doors as the city has seen a significant drop in asylum seekers since President Donald Trump returned back to the White House.
The city of Los Angeles has only approved four permits to begin rebuilding the houses destroyed or damaged in the January Pacific Palisades fires, which burned through nearly 7,000 homes.
Car manufacturer Hyundai plans to invest $20 billion in the United States, including into a new steel plant in Louisiana, adding to the list of major foreign businesses set to move more of its operations to America in order to avoid tariffs.
Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, announced that Canadian furniture maker Prepac is closing down its manufacturing plant in Delta, British Columbia (B.C.), moving all production to its other manufacturing plant in North Carolina — which first opened in 2021.
Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused President Donald Trump of declaring a “dumb” trade war on Canada — maintaining that his country “will not back down.”
Irish leaders have announced their intention to skip the annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the U.S., and specifically in Washington, D.C., out of “protest” for President Donald Trump’s comments about moving Palestinians out of Gaza while the U.S. and allies help rebuild the war-torn region.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday that the migrant shelter at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan will be closing down in a couple of months.