‘Wake-Up Call’: Trump’s Former Housing Commissioner Says New Congress Must ‘Get Serious’ About Housing Affordability

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Realtor.com News reports that even amid deep partisan divisions, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle recognize a shared political reality: Americans across the board are anxious about the cost of living. The housing component of that anxiety has now drawn the attention of a former Trump administration housing commissioner, who is urging the new Congress to treat affordability as a priority requiring serious legislative attention. Whether that urgency translates into concrete policy remains an open question, but the acknowledgment itself marks a notable point of consensus in an otherwise fractured capital.

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