E32: Interest Rates, DOGE Savings, Bias Claims, Fannie and Freddie Privatization, Trump 20% Dividend to Taxpayers, Real Estate Tax

Another day, more chaos in the real estate market. Mark and Jeff discuss DOGE savings estimates ranging from $9B to $122B, cutting impacting bias claims. Will Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac privatization result in rates going up or down? Friend of the podcast Mark Calabria argues privatization could cause rates to go down. How about Trump's proposal to return 20% of DOGE savings to taxpayers? How could increasing real estate taxes and insurance costs impact housing affordability? Additionally, Mark and Jeff touch on the Trump/DeSantis proposal to remove real estate tax. Why is Warren Buffet bailing out of his long held bank stocks? CNBC article: https://youtu.be/dSIjejyJ87k?si=gfMpqQNXpJQS5FIx