With Donald Trump reportedly telling Speaker Mike Johnson that “no one gives a [bleep] about housing” and bragging that he doesn’t “think about Americans’ financial situation,” it’s clear that Republicans don’t care about easing Americans’ financial pain. While Democrats in Congress fight to lower costs, Trump would rather throw a temper tantrum by refusing to sign bipartisan housing legislation into law than address the housing affordability crisis that is pricing families out of their homes.
A reminder: Since Trump retook office, he has made life unaffordable for millions of Americans. Nearly 8 in 10 voters say that the cost of housing is extremely or very important, and nearly 90% of voters believe that buying a home is harder than ever before. Under Trump, inflation is soaring to the highest level in years, with American families spending $622 more on housing costs such as rent and mortgage due to Republicans’ reckless economic agenda and war of choice in Iran.
Here’s a look at what this means in states across the country:
- In Florida: WFTV: Orlando’s median rent soars, pricing residents out of Florida
- In Florida: WPTV: Rental assistance limited as families struggle to afford rent in Palm Beach County
- In Georgia: 11Alive: Atlanta homelessness rises 6% in 2026 as housing costs drive more households into crisis
- In Hawaii: Honolulu Civil Beat: High Housing Costs Force Hawaiʻi Residents Into ‘Impossible Choices’
- In Massachusetts: Fox Business: Boston’s affordability crisis drives young workers to consider leaving
- In Michigan: WDNU: Nearly 29,000 households in Southwest Michigan can’t afford housing, food and transportation, new data shows
- In New Mexico: Source NM: NM housing authority finds nearly half of renters statewide are ‘cost-burdened’
- In North Carolina: New York Times: Rising Housing Costs Keep First-Time Buyers on the Sidelines
- In Texas: ABC 13: More than half of Houston renters struggle with housing costs, report finds
- In Washington: Seattle Times: Seattle-area renters need to pay more than double housing costs to own a home
- In Washington D.C.: Advocate: D.C. became a haven for LGBTQ+ people. Many young adults can no longer afford it
- In Wisconsin: WPR: Homes in Wisconsin’s largest metros among least affordable in Midwest, analysis finds
- Nationwide: CNBC: ‘Extra’ homeownership costs top $23,000 a year—and unlike your fixed mortgage payment, they might go up
- Nationwide: Financial Times: ‘Rent now, pay later’ loans target US consumers squeezed by housing costs
- Nationwide: Fox Business: Income needed to afford a median-priced home has nearly doubled since 2020, report finds
- Nationwide: Wall Street Journal: High Housing Costs Are Pushing Foreclosures to a Six-Year High
- Nationwide: USA Today: Buying a home feels unaffordable. But so is owning one, seniors find
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