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riversedge

(81,344 posts)
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 12:33 PM 8 hrs ago

Plans to Buy Homes Hit Record Low Under Trump

Source: daily beast


EVERYONE’S BROKE
Tom Latchem Published 04.29.26 10:55AM EDT


President Donald Trump’s vow to fix America’s housing crunch is in tatters, with the share of non-owners who expect to buy a home falling to a record low. Just one in four non-owners thinks they’ll get on the property ladder within five years, according to a Gallup poll reported by Semafor—the worst figure logged in more than a decade. 28 percent think it could happen within 10 years, while 45 percent see no path to ownership at all. The early-April survey piles pressure on Trump, 79, with voters fretting over the price of fuel, groceries and a shaky jobs market. Although the White House had hailed cheaper mortgages in the spring, the war with Iran has since rattled any sense of stability. Now 67 percent of those polled say bricks-and-mortar is a poor bet—including 55 percent of Republicans and right-leaning independents, alongside 76 percent of Democrats.



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Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/plans-to-buy-homes-hit-record-low-under-donald-trump/

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Plans to Buy Homes Hit Record Low Under Trump (Original Post) riversedge 8 hrs ago OP
Pet sitting in Cleveland this week Marthe48 5 hrs ago #1
My daughter is having a hard time Tree Lady 4 hrs ago #2
The dumb cluck in the WH is bouncing off the walls from point A to point B, and back, constantly. No wonder SWBTATTReg 4 hrs ago #3
You nailed it. Trump reminds me of a Howler Monkey on amphetamines. chouchou 1 hr ago #4

Marthe48

(23,313 posts)
1. Pet sitting in Cleveland this week
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 03:28 PM
5 hrs ago

I was in a T.J. Maxx in a red suburb today and heard 2 disgruntled middle-aged women talking about the cost of their needs and the cost of a ball room. They seemed fed up.

I got gas in Navarre, Oh. Sunday for 3.85/9 gal. It was 3.99/9 gal. when I got to the Cleveland suburb. Today it's 4.29/9 gal.

I had lunch with a friend today. She said she asked 2 maga friends to name 3 things pedo has done that helps them. They couldn't. And yet.

Tree Lady

(13,357 posts)
2. My daughter is having a hard time
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:30 PM
4 hrs ago

Selling her house in San Antonio, her youngest is a senior so they can finally leave Texas. Ended up there from hubbies military service which he retired from 4 yrs ago. Moving to WA but my grandson is going to college in Oregon.

She said they might have to rent.

SWBTATTReg

(26,352 posts)
3. The dumb cluck in the WH is bouncing off the walls from point A to point B, and back, constantly. No wonder
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 04:37 PM
4 hrs ago

no one wants to commit to anything, it's not a stable environment, every time he gets a wild hair up his a&&, he comes out w/ some off the wall Exec. Order ordering this, or ordering that. Screwed up.

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