With tariffs and war, Trump keeps pushing up U.S. housing costs
Open this photo in gallery:Single-family homes under construction in the rural hills of San Marcos, Calif. White House policies are making it considerably more expensive to build and maintain a home in the United States.Mike Blake/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountPresident Donald Trump wants to lower U.S. home prices. His trade policies are continually making that harder to achieve.During his second term, Mr.
- ▪Open this photo in gallery:Single-family homes under construction in the rural hills of San Marcos, Calif.
- ▪White House policies are making it considerably more expensive to build and maintain a home in the United States.Mike Blake/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountPresident Donald Trump wants
- ▪His trade policies are continually making that harder to achieve.During his second term, Mr.
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Open this photo in gallery:Single-family homes under construction in the rural hills of San Marcos, Calif. White House policies are making it considerably more expensive to build and maintain a home in the United States.Mike Blake/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountPresident Donald Trump wants to lower U.S. home prices. His trade policies are continually making that harder to achieve.During his second term, Mr. Trump has imposed tariffs on a slew of materials and products used in the construction, renovation and furnishing of homes. Just this week, he proposed 50-per-cent duties on US$20-billion worth of Canadian products, including plywood, doors and cement, set to take effect on Aug.
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