Francis Torres

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The Excerpt · On housing, America agrees. Trump stands alone · 25 Jun 2026 podcast

Likewise.

Thank you for having me.

So we know that for decades, the United States has significantly underbuilt homes, especially in places with a lot of economic activity and vibrancy with high opportunity.

So over the years, this has really been a problem that has grown.

We've seen places increasingly have low vacancy rates.

We've seen households and families have a hard time finding homes to buy or rent, particularly near opportunities for their work or education.

And ultimately, it ranges in the millions in terms of how many homes need to be built to take us out of this hole.

But really, all serious observers understand that

We have this problem that's built up over the years, and it won't be solved unless we also address this supply constraint.

So I really appreciate your framing because it is true.

This is a bill that tackles the housing affordability challenges that America faces in many different ways.

But I do want to emphasize that it's just one of a whole suite of provisions that would get at providing more housing supply to American families.

That particular one has certainly been the subject of conversation here in Washington because of just disagreements between members of both parties or even within parties about the full extent of institutional investor involvement in the housing market.

And well-intentioned people can disagree on how big of a problem it is nationally.

It certainly has spaces or places across the country where it's been more salient.

But it's, I would just say, only one of a huge swath of provisions that would, when implemented, help address these supply constraints we're facing across the country.

So this legislation creates a lot of different incentives and also streamlines programs and regulations focused all on addressing this constraint of supply and facilitating investment in homes and different kinds of housing.

So for example, there are several measures in the bill that open up financing options, both for households and for developers.

One really salient one is around what are called accessory dwelling units, which is a type of housing that's been increasingly common and built out in different parts of the country, often known as granny flats, for example.

These are homes that are built exactly as you would expect from the name, as an accessory unit in a larger plot of land where there's already, I mean...

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