Michelle Obama has opened up about her visceral physical reaction to the demolition of the White House’s historic East Wing, which was razed to the ground to make way for President Donald Trump‘s $300 million ballroom. For years, the East Wing has housed the official office of the First Lady—and was where Michelle was based … Read more
A Palm Beach, FL, mansion that is nestled within the presidential security zone that surrounds President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago resort has hit the market for $19.5 million—offering a premier level of privacy enjoyed by just a handful of people on the globe. Located just two blocks away from Mar-a-Lago, which Trump and his wife, Melania … Read more
The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), once touted as the Trump administration’s tip of the spear against waste, fraud, and corruption, has quietly ceased to exist—at least as a coordinated agency. When it was launched in late January, DOGE—initially helmed by Tesla billionaire—and aspiring trillioniare—Elon Musk and championed by President Donald Trump—was given an … Read more
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has criticized the Trump administration’s plan to sell shares of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the public, laying out an alternative path that would reward existing common shareholders. Ackman, whose Pershing Square hedge fund holds a substantial stake in Fannie and Freddie’s common stock, unveiled an … Read more
More than 240 miles away from the White House sits a quaint Tudor-style abode that boasts an enormous political legacy—having once served as the childhood dwelling of none other than President Donald Trump. The picturesque house was built by Trump’s father, real estate developer Fred Trump, in 1940 and was used as the family’s primary … Read more
President Donald Trump now has a short list of five final candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and his ultimate selection will have major implications for the housing market and the broader economy. Although Trump has repeatedly threatened to fire Powell, whom the president himself appointed during his first term, Powell seems destined … Read more
Palm Beach’s “trash kingpin” is looking to clean up with the sale of his waterfront megamansion—listing the dwelling for the sky-high price of $59.5 million, just weeks after he sold off another nearby property for $38 million. Waste management tycoon and prominent Trump donor Anthony Lomangino purchased the sprawling Florida abode for the relatively paltry … Read more