The Next National Emergency - Housing

[Voluntarist]

Bessent predicts possible national housing emergency declaration

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that President Donald Trump may declare a national housing emergency in the coming months.

Since entering office, Trump has declared nine national emergencies, allowing him to expand his executive powers to address issues such as immigration and trade. He also declared a “crime” emergency in August to tackle violent crime in Washington.

Bessent joined the Washington Examiner for an interview and a breakfast on Labor Day at McLean Family Restaurant — the first of his three “diner” stops across the greater Washington metropolitan area on Monday to highlight the “No Tax on Tips” provision included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that Trump signed into law on July 4.

The Trump administration hopes to make “affordability” a critical leg of Republicans’ 2026 midterm election platform, and Bessent told the Washington Examiner that housing will be a core focus of that push in the months to come.

“We may declare a national housing emergency in the fall,” he explained.

Bessent said rate cuts from the Federal Reserve would help alleviate skyrocketing post-COVID-19 housing prices but acknowledged that the administration can do more to cut costs and boost supply for homeowners. The treasury secretary declined to list specific actions the president may take, beyond possibly declaring a national emergency, but he suggested that administration officials are directly studying ways to standardize local building and zoning codes and decrease closing costs. Bessent even suggested that Trump may consider some tariff exemptions for certain construction materials.

“We’re trying to figure out what we can do, and we don’t want to step into the business of states, counties, and municipal governments,” he continued, through bites of his omelette. “I think everything is on the table.”

More broadly, Bessent sounded extremely optimistic about the next year’s economic outlook, even as questions remain about how companies may or may not choose to pass down the cost of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, implemented last month, to American consumers.

 

[unknown]

How TF do rate cuts help housing prices?

Rate cuts have traditionally resulted in price increases, people are now able to lower their monthly payments, resulting in more demand...

 

[69360]

Home prices are currently falling fast here in Florida. The market is correcting itself with no need for government intervention. Go figure?

 

[vita3]

Home prices are currently falling fast here in Florida. The market is correcting itself with no need for government intervention. Go figure?

Repeated Hurricanes will do that.

 

[Snowball]

Bessent is a Soros cabal member. He is lying, of course.

Cutting rates doesn't make housing more affordable. The OPPOSITE is what happened, and will happen even more.

Bessent is an EXPERT at currency debasement. He was Soros main operative when Soros made his billions against the GBP.

 

[Occam's Banana]

Since entering office, Trump has declared nine national emergencies, allowing him to expand his executive powers to address issues such as immigration and trade. He also declared a “crime” emergency in August to tackle violent crime in Washington.

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"Big question — will we live under emergency rule or Constitutional rule?" -- Rand Paul

According to Trump? Continuous, never-ending "emergency rule". From the OP article (bold emphasis added):

“Today a Highly Partisan Appeals Court incorrectly said that our Tariffs should be removed, but they know the United States of America will win in the end,” the president said. “If these Tariffs ever went away, it would be a total disaster for the Country.”
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[ClaytonB]

Quick brush-up on your "affordable housing" economics:

 

[69360]

Repeated Hurricanes will do that.

My part of Florida hasn't had a major hurricane in over 20 years, but the home prices are still dropping fast. I think it will eventually correct to a bit more than pre-covid levels.

 

[unknown]

Anyway, corporations have now gotten into the physical real estate market.

They already control significant portions of both the rental and housing markets.

As time goes on, their market share will only increase.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Can't count how many active "emergencies" the Democrats have going right now in California, including one related to housing.

Looks like Trump is copying Gavin Newsom...

 

[Occam's Banana]

"The state is a gang of thieves writ large." -- Murray Rothbard

The people responsible for this should be hung up on hooks by their soft parts while being tarred and feathered.

California City SCAMS Senior Citizens Out Of Their Homes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U11UVai2lg
{Actual Justice Warrior | 02 September 2025}

In this video, I discuss how the Navato city council scammed senior citizens out of $20 million in mortgage payments only for the city to claim full ownership of the property the seniors bought due to an error in the contract.

Sources:

Local News Segment 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DYsH1GByDo
Local News Segment 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_qrqGSRB-o
Novato City Council Public Contact Info (Be Polite): https://www.novato.org/government/city-council
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[Occam's Banana]

Democrat Realizes His Own Party DESTROYED California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Jd-F20wuA
{Actual Justice Warrior | 03 September 2025}

In this video, I discuss a recent episode of Pod Save America where a local Los Angeles representative proves exactly why housing is so difficult to build.

Sources:

Pod Save America Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyUp-rgpSJg
Rental Map: https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-where-rent-rising-falling-fastest-2105559
My Video On Ezra Klein vs Sam Seder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IqoRyjdtIc
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[Occam's Banana]

St. Paul Rent Control DESTROYS City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O_oJmumzwU
{Actual Justice Warrior | 08 September 2025}

In this video, I discuss the absolute disaster that has been St. Paul's rent control ordinance as it has led new construction tanking & the city council attempting to add multiple fixes to the law in order to save it.

Sources:

Activists Push For Initiative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOrBPMw3GoI
More Activist Push: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhakIRusF0o
Ballot Initiative Passes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku9qlIrgH60
Mayor Asks For Exemptions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba9S8UJTw80
Rent Caps Removed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YK9933TQjI
Stossel Rent control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc8XQGEoEpY
Rent Minneapolis: https://onefinaleffort.com/blog/a-detailed-look-at-minneapolis-housing-supply-reforms
Frey Vows To Veto Rent Control: https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2023...cil-votes-for-rent-control-frey-vows-to-veto/
My Video On California Housing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Jd-F20wuA [see this post - OB]
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[unknown]

Start with the bums.

Then the renters.

And finally the home owners.