US EditionTrump signs executive orders aimed at addressing home affordability concerns ahead of midterms
Trump’s orders target federal regulatory barriers and mortgage rules to lower costs and boost homebuilding, with HUD set to issue best practices within 60 days, officials said.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders directing federal agencies to ease housing regulations and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to expand mortgage lending before November's elections.
- Housing pressures driven by construction shortfalls and higher rates have made homes less affordable, while on Thursday the Senate passed a bipartisan housing bill supported by the White House on March 2.
- Federal agencies are ordered to update regulations slowing homebuilding, curtail some 'green' mandates, direct the EPA and Secretary of the Army to review water permits, and simplify historic-review guidance aligning tax credits with Opportunity Zone breaks.
- The administration expects loosening mortgage rules to boost lender competition and lower borrowing costs, with prospective homebuyers seeing effects within months amid a $398,000 February median existing-home price and 6.05% average 30-year mortgage rate in February.
- The plan creates tradeoffs between faster construction and environmental protections, with outcomes uncertain due to state and local policies and mortgage rate changes, officials say.
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Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Mortgage Access, Housing Costs
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Friday aimed at making homeownership more affordable, the latest step by the administration to ease cost-of-living concerns as the Iran conflict drives up gas prices and rattles markets.
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Housing Supply, Improve Access to Mortgages
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Friday related to improving home-ownership opportunities for Americans by reducing regulatory burdens and increasing access to mortgage loans. “Every American seeking to buy a home should have access to a mortgage from a reliable lender, at a rate commensurate with his or her creditworthiness,” Trump wrote in an order titled “Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit.” “Layers of unnecessary regula…
Trump signs executive orders aimed at home affordability ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a pair of executive orders aimed at showing his commitment to improving home affordability — a key issue for many voters going into November’s election for control of the House and Senate.
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Trump signs pair of executive orders aimed at fighting housing crisis
President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders on Friday aimed at fighting the housing crisis, a critical leg of the “affordability” issue, ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Members of both parties have voiced concerns about dwindling stock in the existing housing market, for both owners and renters, and increased costs to build out new constructions. Friday’s first order, “Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Constructi…
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