Bill Pulte, the philanthropist and CEO of Pulte Capital – and who shares a name with his grandfather, the founder of the Atlanta-based homebuilder Pulte Group – is reportedly being considered for the position of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary in the new Trump administration, according to a report from the New York Post.
Pulte is a regular and frequent poster on the social media platform Xafter using the platform as a source of philanthropic donations to other platform users. He is also an outspoken supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, who criticized Vice President Kamala Harris’ housing proposals during the 2024 election campaign.
The Post reported that unnamed sources close to the situation claim key transition figures are “loudly” advocating on his behalf. Additionally, they claim that Pulte has already had some conversations with members of the Trump transition team.
The report also noted that Ben Carson, the HUD secretary during Trump’s first term, is not interested in returning to the role. Instead, he is reportedly trying to become secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
“Bill comes from a prominent family and is probably the most qualified, probably overqualified,” the source said, according to the Post.
Pulte has also posted photos of himself on
Pulte said in a Tuesday message on X that Trump is “the only builder ever elected president,” adding that he can take action on government-owned federal lands.
Following previous presidential elections that have resulted in a new occupant in the White House, the nominee for HUD Secretary is typically a post announced within the first two weeks of December.
In 2008, following Barack Obama’s victory, Shaun Donovan was named the candidate for HUD secretary on December 13. In 2016, Carson was announced as the selection for the role on December 5, about a month after Trump’s first election. win. In 2020, Marcia Fudge was announced as the Biden administration’s nominee on December 8.
Pulte is no longer involved with PulteGroup. He sued leaders at the company in 2022 for allegedly harassing him on X, then known as Tweet.
