{"id":2540076,"date":"2026-01-17T01:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T06:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-forced-to-admit-trumps-efforts-have-already-had-a-huge-impact-on-housing-affordability-13\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T01:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T06:14:13","slug":"cnn-forced-to-admit-trumps-efforts-have-already-had-a-huge-impact-on-housing-affordability-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-forced-to-admit-trumps-efforts-have-already-had-a-huge-impact-on-housing-affordability-13\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Forced to Admit Trump&#8217;s Efforts Have Already Had a &#8216;Huge&#8217; Impact on Housing Affordability"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-forced-to-admit-trumps-efforts-have-already-had-a-huge-impact-on-housing-affordability-13%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2540076&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CNN business reporter Matt Egan highlighted that the average monthly mortgage payment has fallen by about $260 since President Trump took office in January 2025. Using a $500,000 home with a 20% down payment as an exmaple, Egan compared payments of $2,672 in January 2025 to $2,414 now, noting roughly $3,000 less in interest over a year and about $90,000 less over the life of the loan. The report attributes lower mortgage costs partly to Trump&#8217;s plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in home loans, which can keep rates lower by supporting mortgage-backed securities markets. Falling inflation (CPI up 2.6% last month) is also cited as allowing the Federal Reserve to lower bank lending rates. The article additionally claims home prices fell in many markets over the past year-especially in border-state metros-and cites White House statements linking those declines to the removal of undocumented immigrants; Realtor.com data is referenced showing the biggest price drops in Tampa, Phoenix, Dallas, Miami and San Diego, and gains in Minneapolis, Cleveland, Boston, New York City and Chicago.The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >piece includes social media reactions emphasizing<\/a> the impact of lower payments on household budgets.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNN reported Friday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-forced-to-admit-trumps-efforts-have-already-had-a-huge-impact-on-housing-affordability-2\/\" title=\"CNN Forced to Admit ...s Efforts Have Already Had a &#039;Huge&#039; Impact on Housing Affordability\">average monthly home mortgage payment<\/a> is down approximately $260 per month since President Donald Trump took office a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>The network is normally not quick to say anything positive about Trump or his policies.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, CNN business reporter Matt Egan showed the difference in the monthly mortgage payment for someone who bought a $500,000 home with a 20 percent down payment in January 2025, when Trump took office, compared to now.<\/p>\n<p>The cost in January 2025 was $2,672 per month versus the current $2,414, which is about a $260 difference.<\/p>\n<p>Egan highlighted that over the course of a year, that adds up to $3,000 less in interest payments.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Now, they&rsquo;re around $2,400&hellip;over the course of a year, you&rsquo;re talking about $3,000 less in interest&hellip;that&rsquo;s HUGE.&rdquo; &#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3r2sBKc5db\">pic.twitter.com\/3r2sBKc5db<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2012171902530252842?\">January 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s huge. That&rsquo;s less money going to the bank, and more for everything else,&rdquo; Egan said.<\/p>\n<p>The CNN reporter pointed out that one reason interest payments are coming down is that Trump recently announced plans to have the federal government run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy up <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/mortgage-rates-hit-3-year-low-after-trumps-bond-buying-announcement-170734277.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$200 billion<\/a> in home mortgages.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They buy loans from lenders, bundle them into mortgage-backed securities, or MBS, and sell them to investors &mdash; thereby replenishing lender funds for new loans and keeping interest rates lower and more stable for homebuyers,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/09\/heres-whats-happening-now-with-mortgage-rates-.html#:~:text=Fannie%20Mae%20and%20Freddie%2C%20which%20are%20in,rates%20lower%20and%20more%20stable%20for%20homebuyers.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-positive-inflation-report-delivers-economic-win-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inflation<\/a> is also down under Trump, with just a 2.6 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index last month, which has freed up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-reserve-finally-cuts-interest-rates-signals-just-beginning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a> to lower the rate it charges banks for funds, which in turn impacts the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-forced-to-admit-trumps-efforts-have-already-had-a-huge-impact-on-housing-affordability\/\" title=\"CNN Forced to Admit ...s Efforts Have Already Had a &#039;Huge&#039; Impact on Housing Affordability\">prime lending rate banks charge<\/a> their customers for loans.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond falling interest rates, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/data-homes-becoming-affordable-trump-admin-removes-illegal-aliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home prices dropped<\/a> during the past year as the Trump administration removed millions of illegal immigrants from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The White House posted on social media, &ldquo;FACT: In 14 of the top 20 metro areas with the largest illegal migrant populations, home list prices DECLINED year-over-year in December.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The three metro areas that saw modest price increases are all &lsquo;sanctuary cities.&rsquo; Mass deportations=lower housing costs for Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FACT: In 14 of the top 20 metro areas with the largest illegal migrant populations, home list prices DECLINED year-over-year in December.<\/p>\n<p>The three metro areas that saw modest price increases are all &ldquo;sanctuary cities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mass deportations=lower housing costs for Americans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/63BLWCYhnF\">pic.twitter.com\/63BLWCYhnF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2010724584736293341?\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The markets that saw some of the steepest declines were in the border states of Texas, Arizona, and California.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/news\/real-estate-news\/home-price-drop-case-shiller-september-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Realtor.com<\/a> reported the steepest declines in home prices in Tampa, Phoenix, Dallas, Miami, and San Diego, while the greatest increases were in Minneapolis, Cleveland, Boston, New York City, and Chicago.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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