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Trump's plans for the housing market

2024/11/26
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Trump's housing plans focus on increasing supply through deregulation and federal land use, and on demand through tax incentives and mortgage rate reduction.
  • Trump proposes deregulation and federal land use to increase housing supply.
  • He aims to reduce mortgage rates by slashing inflation and promote home ownership through tax incentives.
  • Immigration policies are also linked to housing supply and demand.

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Across the U.S., millions of people are feeling the burden of high housing costs. During his campaign, president-elect Donald Trump promised to do something about that. But what exactly is that something? Today on the show, NPR's business correspondent, Laurel Wamsley, explains Trump's ideas for the housing market. *For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org). Music by Drop Electric). Find us: TikTok), Instagram), Facebook), Newsletter). *Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)