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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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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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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President Donald Trump proposes $200 billion in mortgage bond purchases to lower housing costs.

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Trump took a big swipe at business — and called out one company in particular

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An aerial view of residential homes, many with solar panels, in Fontana, California.
The move could affect big firms that have invested in homes.

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Living with family isn't a last resort anymore. It's the plan.

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The number of people living in multigenerational households in the US quadrupled between 1971 and 2021, according to Pew Research.

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The cities where downsizing will save you the most and least

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StorageCafe analyzed dozens of big US cities to see how much downsizing would pay off.

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