Pulte Accuses Powell of ‘Creating Longer Term Housing Issues’
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte has intensified his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of causing long-term damage to the housing industry by maintaining elevated interest rates. "By keeping interest rates high, Jerome Powell is creating longer term housing issues," Pulte stated in a social media post.
The critique centers on how high mortgage rates—linked indirectly to the federal funds rate through long-term Treasury yields—are squeezing affordability for homebuyers. Pulte contends housing costs have doubled since the TRUMP administration, demanding immediate rate cuts to alleviate pressure on the market.