# Is Trump’s mortgage plan a bad idea?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [November 11, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-s-mortgage-plan-a-bad-idea/1024795 "2025-11-11T23:39:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trump-s-mortgage-plan-a-bad-idea/1024795/19 "2025-11-12T03:19:51Z")

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> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#):
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> The right solution to the housing squeeze is… wait for it… to build more housing. A sound lending policy might be government-backed zero-interest loans for _construction_ of qualified residential housing. You get favorable terms for _building_, not for _buying_.

Not so fast. I live in an older suburb, and a lot of our “older” (pre-1980 or so) housing stock has been knocked down to make room for half-million dollar McMansions. The lack of older, smaller and cheaper housing has put an end to the concept of starter houses for younger couples.

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