4 ways Trump's housing plans are expected to hurt homebuyers and 3 ways they could help

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Last year, Trump rolled out a plan to build up to 10 "freedom cities" on federal land, featuring plentiful single-family homes.
48% : "I just don't think there's any interest by Trump or by a Republican Congress in investing in certain traditional HUD programs and investments," Metcalf said.
47% : But Trump hasn't always favored cutting regulations to encourage more development.
45% : Jim Tobin, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders, told Business Insider that he'd like Trump to roll back some of the Biden administration's energy efficiency requirements, streamline regulations under the Clean Water Act, and loosen a requirement that Federal Housing Administration borrowers' homes be up to code.
43% : Experts say that if Trump continues to protect single-family zoning, that would further limit construction.
39% : Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for the Trump-Vance transition team, told Business Insider in a statement that Trump "will deliver" on "lowering housing costs for all Americans.
39% : Trump campaigned on imposing a 60% tax on products from China and 10 to 20% tariffs on most other foreign goods.
35% : "During his first term, Trump repeatedly proposed major cuts to housing assistance for households with low incomes or members with disabilities.
34% : Trump has repeatedly said that his administration would tame inflation and, therefore, lower interest rates.
29% : Trump has promised to reduce federal regulations that make home building more costly "with the goal of cutting the cost of a new home in half," he said.
17% : Many economists say that Trump's proposals to cut taxes, impose significant new tariffs on imports, and deport millions of immigrants would have an inflationary effect and discourage the Federal Reserve -- whose independence Trump has threatened -- from further cutting rates.
12% : "Trump and Vance have repeatedly argued that their plans to deport millions of immigrants will alleviate housing affordability issues by lowering demand.

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