(CNN) - Fox News host Sean Hannity is fighting back after a report linked him to a series of shell companies that have spent $90 million to buy nearly 900 homes across the U.S.
On his radio show Monday, Hannity claimed the attacks against him are smears and unfair.
Hannity has an extensive property portfolio.
According to a new report, for some of the real estate, he used a program set up by the federal government to get it.
A detailed report released by the Guardian said Hannity spent the last decade buying homes in seven states, spending at least $90 million.
The homes range from mansions to low-income housing and were reportedly all purchased under the names of shell companies, concealing Hannity's ownership.
The report stated dozens of these properties were bought at a discount in 2013 when homeowners were defaulting on their mortgages.
It was a time when Hannity repeatedly criticized the Obama administration for allegedly hurting homeowners.
"And the dream of owning your own home has been made a nightmare under Obama for many Americans," Hannity said. "The rate of those who own a home has now dropped several percentage points. And we also saw record numbers of foreclosures during his presidency."
Hannity bought two apartment complexes in rural Georgia for $22.7 million iin 2014, says the Guardian.
More than half of the money Hannity borrowed came with help from of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which insured the loans under Obama's National Housing Act program.
Hannity's loans were recently increased by $5 million under HUD Secretary Ben Carson, a benefit Hannity never disclosed when having Carson on his show.
The purchases come under scrutiny after Hannity was revealed as a client of Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer, who is currently under federal investigation.
Hannity says he sought advice from Cohen about real estate deals, but it was a relationship he never revealed, even during previous interviews with Cohen on his show.
It's not known if these deals were ever discussed with Cohen.
In response to the Guardian's report, Hannity issued a statement saying, "These are investments that I do not individually select, control, or know the details about, except that obviously I believe in putting my money to work in communities that otherwise struggle to receive such support."
Hannity's real estate attorney is Christopher Reeves, who is married to an executive at CNN, the network that prepared this report.
When it comes to rental properties, HUD Secretary Ben Carson does have the authority to allow Hannity to turn the rental properties into condos to sell next year.
According to the Guardian's report, that could make Hannity a lot of money.
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