Dave:
President Trump’s housing policy is starting to take shape, as in just the last couple of weeks, the White House has announced several new policy proposals targeting many different parts of the housing market, all with an intention of improving housing affordability. And in today’s episode of On the Market, we’re diving into the Trump administration’s philosophy on housing policy, the potential impact of the specific proposals we know about, and how retail real estate investors should respond. Hey, everyone. Welcome to On The Market. I’m Dave Meyer, real estate investor, housing analyst, chief investment officer here at BiggerPockets. And as you probably know, housing and home ownership, they’re a big part of American culture. And right now, given the very low levels of affordability that we have in the market, it’s really on people’s mind even more than normal. Because even if you don’t work in this industry, it seems everyone is talking about, has an opinion on, and in most case, has an opinion on what is wrong with the housing market.
And sure, some people might be content with the housing market, but I think it’s fair to say that the general sentiment right now about the housing market is just negative. People are not happy with low levels of affordability. They’re not happy with low inventory. They’re not happy with high rents. And I think that is fair criticism. It is really not a good time in the housing market. And now, because of that, politicians are starting to take notice. And we saw this back in November when a couple of regional elections hinged a lot on housing policy, very notably, the mayoral race in New York, but it was happening all over the country, and it is now starting to get more and more attention on a federal level as well. In just the first few weeks of 2026, President Trump has said that he’s considering declaring a national housing emergency, and he has even started to share some policies that he’s…