Nominee for HUD Secretary Purchases House Prior to Confirmation. With his Senate confirmation still up in the air, Ben Carson, President Trump’s pick to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has bought a $1.3 million house in an affluent neighborhood in Fairfax, VA, the Washingtonian has reported. According to the magazine, Carson’s new abode is a 6,400-square-foot traditional-style house with five bedrooms and four and a half baths. It is located on a 1.5 acres, a short distance from the Wolf Trap concert venue and the Meadowlark Botanical gardens. The 65-year-old neurosurgeon and his wife Candy also own million-dollar homes in Florida and Baltimore County, MD. The Senate Banking Committee approved Carson’s nomination on Jan. 24 but the full Senate has yet to vote on it. No date for a confirmation vote has been set ...