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politics16 days ago

Trump’s Hill Visit Could Rally or Fracture GOP on DHS and Housing Talks

Trump headlines a GOP dinner on Capitol Hill as House and Senate Republicans wrestle with a DHS funding deal and a housing affordability stalemate, with Trump yet to publicly back a framework and leaders unsure of votes or timing. The day’s coverage also includes a bipartisan push to bar members of Congress from trading on prediction markets (the PREDICT Act) and ongoing debates over a second reconciliation package to fund defense, homeland security, and immigration policies, alongside discussions of a potential 18-month extension of the Section 702 surveillance program and related tax/energy policy moves. Meanwhile, leadership turnover and interparty dynamics continue to shape whether a unified GOP agenda can advance before upcoming deadlines.

via Politico|
#capitol-hill#dhs-funding#housing-policy
Portland's middle-housing bet could reshape affordable housing nationwide
business23 days ago

Portland's middle-housing bet could reshape affordable housing nationwide

Portland’s zoning overhaul legalized duplexes, fourplexes and backyard homes and then removed the barriers to building them, turning “middle housing” into a practical, cheaper path to homeownership; the city’s incentives and streamlined permitting have spurred more construction, a model that other cities are watching and copying.

via The Washington Post|
#affordable-housing#business#housing-policy
White House Deregulation Push Aims to Broaden Mortgage Access
politics28 days ago

White House Deregulation Push Aims to Broaden Mortgage Access

President Trump signed an Executive Order to reduce mortgage-regulatory burdens, directing the CFPB to tailor rules for smaller banks, modernize HMDA, ease appraisal requirements, and expand digital mortgage tools to lower costs and expand access for rural, first-time, and low-/moderate-income borrowers, while boosting competition in the mortgage market and citing ongoing deregulation initiatives.

via The White House (.gov)|
#cfpb#community-banks#executive-order
Investor Ban Delays Bipartisan Housing Bill as House and Senate Clash
politics1 month ago

Investor Ban Delays Bipartisan Housing Bill as House and Senate Clash

A major housing affordability package that cleared the Senate faces a likely impasse in the House over a provision barring large investors from buying single-family homes. House leaders expect a conference committee to reconcile differences, while the House’s version passed 390-9 and the Senate has a broadly supported bill but with a cap on corporate ownership (no more than 350 homes) and a seven-year sale exception for builders. Critics warn the ban could limit capital for new homes and affect prices; President Trump has urged lawmakers to adopt the investor ban. A bicameral path remains possible if compromises are reached.

via CNBC|
#bicameral-talks#house-vs-senate#housing-policy
politics1 month ago

House GOP signals changes needed before passing Senate housing bill

The House Freedom Caucus chair warned that the Senate’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act cannot pass the House without changes, signaling possible conference talks or amendments. Key points of contention include a temporary ban on a Federal Reserve–backed digital currency and opposition to a provision regulating build-to-rent and large institutional buyers of single-family homes. The Senate plans a final vote soon, while Republicans push for fixes, and the White House has urged support for a compromised version.

via Politico|
#build-to-rent#congress#federal-reserve
Trump Administration Promises Broad Push to Rebuild Homeownership and Lower Costs
politics1 month ago

Trump Administration Promises Broad Push to Rebuild Homeownership and Lower Costs

The White House asserts its government-wide housing plan is lowering costs and expanding access to homeownership, noting mortgage rates have fallen to multi-year lows, affordability indices and buyer activity are improving, rents are down, and refinancings are surging. It highlights actions such as directing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities to reduce borrowing costs, curbing large institutional purchases of single-family homes, restricting taxpayer-backed mortgages to U.S. citizens, and scrapping the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule to streamline local housing decisions. The administration says these measures will strengthen the housing market for American families and advance the dream of homeownership.

via The White House (.gov)|
#affordability#homeownership#housing-policy
Trump's Housing Pivot Blames Wall Street, but Data Say It Won't Move Prices
politics1 month ago

Trump's Housing Pivot Blames Wall Street, but Data Say It Won't Move Prices

President Trump pivots to blaming 'institutional investors' for high housing costs and pushes a ban; Catherine Rampell explains that these investors own only a small share of single-family rentals, have been net sellers while shifting to build-to-rent, and banning them would likely have little effect on affordability and could raise costs in some markets. Real fixes require zoning reform, streamlined permitting, and broader policy changes, while demagoguery about Wall Street misses the bigger picture.

via The Bulwark|
#housing#housing-policy#institutional-investors
politics2 months ago

House GOP lines up next week for bipartisan housing bill vote

House Republicans plan a floor vote the week of Feb. 9 on the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act, a 25-provision package to boost housing supply and modernize programs, potentially using suspension of House rules to speed passage. The effort comes as lawmakers balance the measure with a Senate-passed companion and the ongoing risk of a partial government shutdown, with GOP concerns over certain provisions in the Senate bill complicating cross-chamber negotiations.

via Politico|
#bipartisan#congress#house-of-representatives
Trump Moves to Curb Wall Street's Single-Family Home Purchases
politics2 months ago

Trump Moves to Curb Wall Street's Single-Family Home Purchases

President Trump issued an executive order to curb institutional investors buying single-family homes, directing agencies to block government-backed loans and incentives that would enable such purchases. The order will define “large institutional investor” and “single-family home” within 30 days and carve out build-to-rent projects, while also exploring options like allowing 401(k) withdrawals for down payments and government-backed mortgage bonds totaling about $200 billion, a step framed to address housing affordability ahead of Davos.

via The Wall Street Journal|
#domestic-politics#housing-policy#politics
Trump Targets Wall Street in Housing Plan to Put Homebuyers First
politics2 months ago

Trump Targets Wall Street in Housing Plan to Put Homebuyers First

President Trump signed an executive order to prevent large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, directing agencies to prioritize owner-occupants, impose disclosure and anti-circumvention rules, review related guidelines, and pursue legislation to curb Wall Street’s role in housing; the plan also asks Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities to lower borrowing costs.

via The White House (.gov)|
#executive-order#homeownership#housing-policy
White House Targets Wall Street Buyers to Restore Starter-Home Access
policy2 months ago

White House Targets Wall Street Buyers to Restore Starter-Home Access

The White House issued an executive order to curb large institutional investors from buying single-family homes that could be owned by families, with definitions to be developed within 30 days and guidance to federal agencies to limit such purchases and promote owner-occupant sales within 60 days, including narrow exceptions for build-to-rent; the order also calls for Treasury rule reviews, antitrust enforcement focus on large acquisitions, and mandatory disclosure of ownership in rental homes for federal programs, aiming to preserve supply for families and paving the way for legislative codification.

via The White House (.gov)|
#antitrust#homeownership#housing-policy