Trump's surprising new source for 'affordability' ideas

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Head of LA homeless nonprofit charged with pocketing millions, splurging on luxuries including a Hermès jacket and a trip to Vegas

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California governor urges cities to 'take back the streets' from homeless
Alexander Soofer, manager of an LA-based housing program, is being charged with wire fraud and pocketing $10 million in public funds.

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Trump's Davos speech put affordability front and center. Here's what the data says.

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Trump arriving in Switzerland, where he focused his Davos speech on affordability.

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Trump lays out his plans to make housing cheaper in Davos speech

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President Donald Trump briefly mentioned his housing policies in his speech at Davos.

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Trump laid out his plans to restrict institutional housing investors — with some notable carveouts

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President Donald Trump.
Trump signed an executive order banning large institutional players from buying stand-alone homes.

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America's homebuilding is powered by immigrant workers. Here are the places that rely on them the most.

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Construction workers build a home in the Palisades fire zone on the one year anniversary in the Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles.
The cities building the most homes rely more heavily on immigrant labor.

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The youngest millennials turn 30 this year. We looked at where they live, if they're married, and how much they make.

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Alexandria Rucker is turning 30 this year.

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See the cities where mega-investors own the most single-family homes

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An aerial view of single-family homes in Miami, Florida.
Institutional investors own a larger share of single-family rentals in southern and Sun Belt cities than elsewhere in the country.

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How banning big investors from buying homes could affect prices

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Recently completed homes at the Judson Ranch Project in Redlands, CA.
Mega landlords own a higher share of single-family homes in a handful of big Sun Belt cities.

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Trump says he is instructing 'representatives' to buy $200 billion in mortgage bond in an effort to push down rates

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
President Donald Trump proposes $200 billion in mortgage bond purchases to lower housing costs.

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