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Can Trump make buying a home more affordable?

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Can Trump make buying a home more affordable?

Planet Money

Jan 31
Planet Money

Planet Money

Jan 31
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Book tour dates and ticket info here. Housing is too expensive. Everyone knows this. Democrats know that talking about it plays well with voters. And now – in a midterm election year – President Donald Trump seems to be focused on it, too.  His administr...

Highlights

This episode explores the real-world consequences of America's housing affordability crisis through the story of one National Guard member—and examines two high-profile policy moves introduced during a politically charged midterm year.
02:55
He deployed to Djibouti for tax-free pay to afford the down payment
08:59
Big Wall Street firms owned about 0.3% of all housing units, 3% of rentable single-family and townhomes, and drove 5% of such purchases from 2010–2022
15:10
Big landlords may have made housing more expensive only during the COVID 'bananas' period
21:51
The announcement pushed mortgage rates down 0.2 percentage points
27:44
Buying a house is about gaining control of life and realizing hobbies

Chapters

What happens when a National Guard member gets priced out—and lives in a tent?
00:00
Do Wall Street landlords really control the housing market?
06:15
Can an executive order stop big investors from raising prices?
15:10
Why did mortgage rates drop—and then jump right back up?
21:51
How does owning a home change what you’re free to do with your life?
27:44

Transcript

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