A draft plan described by Bloomberg News outlines a large-scale pathway-to-ownership program that could deliver hundreds of billions of dollars in entry-level housing, though the White House says it is not under active consideration.
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Major U.S. homebuilders are circulating a proposal that would seek to develop nearly one million entry-level residences branded as “Trump Homes,” a concept aimed at easing the nation’s housing affordability crisis, according to reporting by Bloomberg News.
The proposal would involve builders selling lower-cost homes through a pathway-to-ownership model backed by private capital, potentially unlocking billions of dollars in funding for new construction. People familiar with the discussions told Bloomberg News the concept is designed to expand access to homeownership for buyers priced out of the current market.
News of the proposal boosted investor sentiment across the housing sector. Shares of several publicly traded homebuilders, including Lennar, D.R. Horton, PulteGroup, Toll Brothers, Taylor Morrison Home, and KB Home, rose between 5% and 7% during early trading hours.
Lennar declined to comment on the report, while the other builders cited, along with the White House, did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters.
The plan is being discussed as U.S. consumers continue to face elevated home prices and borrowing costs in an inflationary environment that has weighed on housing demand nationwide. At an estimated scale of one million homes, the program could represent more than $250 billion in housing development.
Despite the interest from builders and investors, a White House official told Bloomberg News that the administration is not actively considering the proposal at this time. The report noted that implementing such a program would be complex and would require broad political and financial support, which may be difficult to secure.
The discussions follow recent federal action focused on housing affordability. Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at limiting competition from large institutional investors in the single-family housing market, a move intended to give individual buyers a better chance to purchase homes.
Whether the “Trump Homes” concept advances beyond preliminary discussions remains uncertain, but the proposal underscores growing pressure on policymakers and the private sector to address persistent affordability challenges in the U.S. housing market.
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