Trump Discovers Housing Crisis, Forgets His Own Record
The Hill reports Trump's latest pivot: solving the housing crisis by stopping 'large institutional investors.' Convenient timing, considering his administration oversaw policies that continued the financialization of housing, turning homes into speculative assets for the very entities he now decries. While he talks about 'saving the American dream,' critics might recall the deregulatory
environment that benefited large corporations under his watch, hardly a bulwark against market consolidation. One might wonder if this sudden epiphany about housing affordability is less about policy and more about polling data. The average American is indeed struggling with soaring housing costs, a problem exacerbated by decades of federal inaction, including policies during previous
administrations that favored corporate landlords. Trump's recent stance appears to be a calculated play to tap into widespread voter frustration, conveniently ignoring the systemic issues and his own contributions to them.