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Trump signs executive order aimed at lowering housing and mortgage costs

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at lowering housing and mortgage costs, according to coverage from Bloomberg, The Hill, Just the News and The Epoch Times. The Hill reports that the order directs Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to create a pilot program to cancel mortgage insurance premiums on government-backed loans once borrowers meet equity requirements. Just the News reports that Freddie Mac put the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 7.32 percent that day, compared with 3.15 percent in 2021. Semafor reports that the administration is divided over the order. Coverage links the order to voters’ affordability concerns before the midterm elections.

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  1. Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at lowering housing and mortgage costs.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    Just the News, The Epoch Times

  2. The order aims to cut mortgage insurance and title costs and directs the Federal Housing Finance Agency to set up a pilot program to cancel mortgage insurance premiums once borrowers meet equity requirements.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    Just the News

  3. Freddie Mac put the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 7.32 percent on Thursday, compared with 3.15 percent in 2021.

    One outletJust the News· Far Right

  4. The order is tied to voters’ affordability concerns before the midterm elections.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg
    Far Right
    Just the News

  5. The administration is reported to be divided over the order.

    One outletSemafor· Center

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Trump signed an executive order aimed at lowering housing and mortgage costs. Right-leaning outlets emphasize expanding homeownership and factory-built homes, the center stresses mortgage insurance and reports divisions inside the administration, and the left frames it as a response to midterm affordability concerns.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Bloomberg presents the order as a step aimed at taming housing costs, and its description ties it to voters’ affordability concerns in the final sprint before the midterms.

    Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Taming Housing Costs
    BloombergLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    The Hill states the signing with a focus on lowering housing and mortgage costs, while Semafor leads with reported divisions inside the administration rather than the order itself.

    Trump signs executive order geared at lowering housing, mortgage costs
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Both right-side outlets, both rated Far Right, present the order as making homeownership more affordable, with Just the News stressing factory-built homes and the American Dream.

    Trump signs order to cut mortgage costs, boost factory-built homes to make ownership more affordable
    Just the NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • aim to lower housing costs
  • voter affordability concerns
  • midterm election timing
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  • BloombergLeft

    Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Taming Housing Costs

    President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at bringing down housing costs in a bid to show that his administration is addressing voters’ affordability concerns in the final sprint to the midterm elections.

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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • mortgage insurance premium pilot
  • borrowing costs and mortgage payments
  • reported divisions inside the administration
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  • The HillCenter

    Trump signs executive order geared at lowering housing, mortgage costs

    President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at lowering mortgage payments, as elevated borrowing costs have stifled the housing market. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)
  • SemaforCenter

    Trump administration divided over housing order

    The White House has grappled with how to address the cost of living ahead of the midterms.

    Read at Semafor (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • homeownership and the American Dream
  • factory-built homes and supply constraints
  • lower costs for homebuyers
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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    10 hr 52 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 3:47 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Semafor, Oct 22, 4:55 AM EDT

  • Right

    17 hr 6 min later

    Its first report, Oct 22, 10:01 PM EDT

See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
  1. SemaforCenterOct 22, 4:55 AM EDT
  2. BloombergLeftOct 22, 3:47 PM EDT
  3. The HillCenterOct 22, 5:52 PM EDT
  4. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 22, 10:01 PM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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