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Trump's Housing Proposals: Ban Buyers, $200B Bond Plan

1/19/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump proposed two housing-focused measures on January 18, 2026, to address home affordability.
The first measure would ban institutional buyers from the housing market.
The second would establish a $200 billion mortgage bond program intended to lower mortgage rates.
Experts express skepticism about the proposals’ effectiveness, noting prior efforts yielded limited results and offering little guarantee of housing supply improvement.

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U.S. President Donald Trump proposed two housing-focused measures on January 18, 2026, to address home affordability.
The first measure would ban institutional buyers from the housing market.
The second would establish a $200 billion mortgage bond program intended to lower mortgage rates.
Experts express skepticism about the proposals’ effectiveness, noting prior efforts yielded limited results and offering little guarantee of housing supply improvement.