{"id":2592472,"date":"2026-04-19T08:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-us-is-short-10-million-houses-heres-trumps-simple-plan-to-make-housing-great-again\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:14:40","slug":"the-us-is-short-10-million-houses-heres-trumps-simple-plan-to-make-housing-great-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-us-is-short-10-million-houses-heres-trumps-simple-plan-to-make-housing-great-again\/","title":{"rendered":"The US Is Short 10 Million Houses, Here&#8217;s Trump&#8217;s Simple Plan to Make Housing Great Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fthe-us-is-short-10-million-houses-heres-trumps-simple-plan-to-make-housing-great-again%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=2592472&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>the article explains that White House economists estimate a U.S. housing shortage of about 10 million homes. They argue that reducing housing regulations could unlock more construction, lower costs for buyers, boost homeownership, and support faster economic growth. The analysis, part of the Economic Report of the President and prepared by the White House Council of Economic Advisers, frames housing affordability as both a policy and political issue for Donald Trump, who has issued executive orders to ease regulations and expand mortgage access but has not pushed all possible steps. It notes rising mortgage rates (around 6.37% for 30-year loans) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-bar-shooting-suspect-wore-property-of-allah-clothing-with-iranian-flag\/\" title=\"Texas bar shooting suspect wore &#039;Property of Allah&#039; clothing with Iranian flag\">amid broader geopolitical tensions<\/a>, including the Iran situation, which affects affordability.<\/p>\n<p>Key points include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The so-called &#8220;bureaucrat tax&#8221; on construction is cited as adding more than $100,000 to the cost of building a home; lowering regulatory costs could spur up to 13.2 million additional homes, add roughly 1.3 percentage points to annual growth over a decade, and support about 2 million jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The report suggests federal funding to states could be tied to regulatory reductions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Biden-era green-energy housing standards are highlighted as a factor in higher construction costs, wiht a 2021 NAHB analysis estimating up to $31,000 added to a new home price and a long payback period.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; There are ongoing legal challenges to those standards, including a Texas federal court ruling that some standards might potentially be unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece notes that the administration aims to keep housing as a central issue for voters, while also describing political and messaging opportunities for Trump.  <\/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>White House economists estimated that the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses, according to a new report out Monday &mdash; and said regulatory cuts could lead to more construction to stabilize prices, increase home ownership, and fuel faster economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>The analysis, part of the Economic Report of the President, outlines both a political risk and a messaging opportunity for President Donald Trump, whose public approval has slumped because of concerns about his tariffs, the Iran war, and his unfulfilled promises to slash inflation and unleash stronger growth.<\/p>\n<p>Trump signed two executive orders in March directing federal agencies to reduce housing regulatory burdens and make it easier for smaller banks to provide mortgages, but he&rsquo;s been slow to take other steps that would show that high housing costs are a top priority for his administration.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has been trying to focus on housing and other affordability issues for months to get ready for what&rsquo;s expected to be a challenging midterm season for Republicans, but it has been thrown off course by a series of global issues. In January, a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that had been billed as focusing on housing turned into a showdown for Trump over control of Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Iran war has driven up the cost of buying homes, with average rates for 30-year mortgages jumping from just under 6 percent to 6.37 percent.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump also has argued in favor of keeping home prices high to protect values for existing owners. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to drive housing prices down,&rdquo; Trump told his Cabinet earlier this year. &ldquo;I want to drive housing prices up for people that own their homes, and they can be assured that&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s going to happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The housing chapter of the annual economic report, obtained by the Associated Press before its release, laid out a blueprint for how more home construction would help the middle class and the overall economy, setting up an argument that Trump could make to voters.<\/p>\n<p>Put together by staff at the White House Council of Economic Advisers, it finds there would be 10 million more houses in the country if &ldquo;homebuilding and the growth of the single-family housing stock had continued at their historical pace instead of falling dramatically&rdquo; after the 2008 global financial crisis. That crisis was caused largely by a wave of defaults in the housing market, where prices had been fueled by problematic lending practices.<\/p>\n<p>The analysis noted that home prices have risen 82 percent since 2000, while incomes are up just 12 percent &mdash; a mismatch that had been masked for a period by historically low mortgage rates. But when rates jumped with inflation in the aftermath of COVID, monthly mortgage costs also rose for buyers, and affording a home, a signifier of middle class status, became a top concern for voters under 40.<\/p>\n<p>The White House maintain that the executive orders in March, in addition to the plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-aims-to-prevent-private-equity-from-buying-individual-homes-and-driving-up-prices\/\" title=\"... administration aims to prevent private equity from buying individual ...s and driving up ...\">purchase mortgage-backed securities<\/a>, show that the president is focused on housing issues.<\/p>\n<p>The report said that various regulations on home construction, which it calls &ldquo;the bureaucrat tax,&rdquo; add more than $100,000 in costs to building. That cost includes changing the building codes over the past decade, compliance costs, and zoning approval fees, among other expenses.<\/p>\n<p>By the report&rsquo;s estimates, a simple reduction in those regulatory costs could help spur construction of as many as 13.2 million homes. That could add on average 1.3 percentage points to annual economic growth over the next decade and support 2 million manufacturing and construction jobs, it argued. It&rsquo;s a simple, straightforward way to address one of the largest drivers of high home costs.<\/p>\n<p>Trump could decide to make federal funding to state and local governments contingent on reducing some of the regulations, according to an administration official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the report before its release.<\/p>\n<p>The report also called out the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >green energy housing standards introduced<\/a> during the Biden administration as a factor in increasing construction costs.<\/p>\n<p>The report relied on a 2021 analysis by National Association of Home Builders that said the standards could add up to $31,000 to the price of a new home, while it could take as many as 90 years for a homebuyer &ldquo;to realize a payback on the added cost of the home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear how much savings would occur from rolling back Biden-era housing standards because of existing legal challenges regarding their enforcement and different practices by states. In March, a federal judge in Texas agreed with 15 states led by Republicans that said the standards for federally backed housing were unlawful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. 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He has shown some focus on housing-signing two March executive orders to ease regulatory burdens and help smaller banks offer mortgages-but he has yet to take broader steps that would signal housing affordability is a top priority.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The White House has been trying to spotlight housing and affordability ahead of a difficult midterm season, but global events have diverted attention. For example, a Davos speech billed as housing-focused turned into a clash with Trump over Greenland, and rising costs from the Iran situation have pushed up mortgage rates to about 6.37%.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump has suggested that keeping home prices high could protect existing owners, saying he doesn\u2019t want to drive prices down and that they should rise for people who already own homes. The housing chapter of the Economic Report, prepared by the White House Council of Economic Advisers, argues that more homebuilding would help the middle class and the broader economy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The report notes that home prices have risen about 82% since 2000 while incomes have climbed only about 12%, a gap that had been masked by historically low mortgage rates but has become more visible as rates soared after COVID. It emphasizes that the March regulatory actions, along with plans to purchase mortgage-backed securities, show the administration\u2019s focus on housing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It also estimates that the \u201cbureaucrat tax\u201d on home construction-driven by building-code changes, compliance costs, and zoning fees-adds more than $100,000 to the price of a new home. Reducing those regulatory costs could potentially support as many as 13.2 million additional homes, add about 1.3 percentage points to annual growth over the next decade, and sustain about 2 million manufacturing and construction jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The administration suggests Congress could condition federal funding to states and localities on cutting some regulations. It also notes that Biden-era green-energy housing standards have raised construction costs; a National Association of Home Builders analysis estimated the standards could add up to $31,000 to a new home, with as much as 90 years needed for buyers to recoup that cost. The exact savings from relaxing those standards are unclear, given legal challenges and state-by-state variations; a Texas court later found some standards unlawful for federally backed housing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece concludes with standard editorial notes about sourcing and potential bias and includes typical site features and forms unrelated to the substantive policy discussion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2592473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26639367688f459e9a81af753e710c46-1-scaled-e1776174922740.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[71242,78069,27491,3634],"class_list":["post-2592472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-housing-policy-2","tag-housing-shortage-2","tag-real-estate","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26639367688f459e9a81af753e710c46-1-scaled-e1776174922740.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2592472"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2592476,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592472\/revisions\/2592476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2592473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2592472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2592472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2592472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}