Beyond the Buildings What Will a Second Trump Presidency Mean for U.S. Housing?
As the U.S. looks ahead to Donald Trump once again taking office in January, the real estate and housing industry is watching closely. Given Trump’s previous term and recent rhetoric on the campaign trail, when the president-elect returns to the White House on January 20, the property market landscape could shift dramatically.
A Trump administration has historically leaned toward deregulation, favoring less federal oversight. This could mean a rollback of initiatives championed by the previous Biden administration and could spell major changes for property professionals, particularly in areas like climate policy, housing affordability, and regulatory reform.
From regulatory rollbacks to bipartisan debates over zoning, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith and Chay Halbert, a principal public policy and industry relations at CoreLogic, discuss the likely rollback of Biden-era climate initiatives, shifts in regulatory scrutiny, and the potential changes surrounding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac oversight. Halbert also sheds light on potential flood risk management alterations and how these moves could reshape lending and affordability across the country.
Tune in to this episode of Core Conversations hear a comprehensive breakdown of the policy changes that property professionals should watch for as they prepare for what lies ahead.
In This Episode
2:24 – What types of housing policies do we expect Donald Trump to favor?
3:50 – Are there any specific changes we can expect around climate policy?
4:58 – Will there be any changes to Biden-era policies?
8:34 – How will the new administration influence interest rates?
10:32 – Affordability is complex, but will the rules around institutional and foreign investment change to help with this?
11:52 – Will there be any international ramifications from these possible policy changes?
13:43 – Erika Stanley does the numbers in the housing market in The Sip.
14:57 – How could federal policy changes affect local jurisdictions?
19:40 – Erika Stanley reviews natural catastrophes and extreme weather events across the world.
20:58 – What should property professionals pay attention to in the months leading up to an administration change?
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