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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Affordability Push Stalls Ahead of Midterm Elections]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy O'Donnell]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Housing Shortage Is at Least 10 Million Homes, White House Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:44:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Tax Law’s Affordable Housing Boost Hits Snag]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Orders Aimed at Mortgage Access, Housing Costs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:38:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senate Passes Housing Bill With Trump Investor Ban, Setting Up Clash in House]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:19:43 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Senate Republicans are putting out their own ideas to lower health care costs as Obamacare enrollees brace for an increase in premium payments next year.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Builders Oppose Senate Housing Bill Over Investor Ban Provision]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:53:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Investor Ban Adds Twist to Capitol Hill Housing Talks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:34:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>New homes under construction in Vacaville, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration may declare a national housing emergency this fall as the White House looks to highlight key issues for midterm campaign voters.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Tells Buyers Priced Out of Housing: ‘Wait a Little Longer’]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:26:40 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Prospective buyers view the backyard of a home during an open house in Seattle, Washington, US, on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. With the crucial spring homebuying season ahead, real estate agents finally have something fresh to sell: the lowest mortgage rates in three years.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Plan to Make Housing Affordable Is Faltering]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A sign in front of a home for sale in Martinez, California, US, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Pending sales of US existing homes fell in December by the most since April 2020, an unusually large drop after the housing market appeared to be gaining some momentum.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Undercuts Plan to Let Homebuyers Tap Retirement Plans]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hadriana Lowenkron]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:13:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Crypto Bill Delayed as Senate Panel Pivots to Housing Push]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lydia Beyoud]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Vows US Won’t Be a ‘Nation of Renters’ in Davos Speech]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hadriana Lowenkron]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:20:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Order Targeting Institutional Housing Investors]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:08:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Affordability Pitch Heads to Davos Fixed on Greenland]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s $200 Billion MBS Order Asserts New Power Over Markets]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Carpenter]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lutnick Met Homebuilders as Trump Dials Up Affordability Push]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sridhar Natarajan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:49:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Tells Fannie, Freddie to Buy $200 Billion of Mortgage Debt]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:46:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Homes under construction in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, US, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2025. The US Census Bureau is scheduled to release new home sales figures on January 27.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Targets Institutional Investors in Affordable Housing Push]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:59:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fannie, Freddie IPO Under Trump Far From a Sure Thing, BI Report Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Carpenter]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Freddie Mac Taps Kenny Smith as CEO With 2026 IPO Possible]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katy O'Donnell]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:38:23 GMT</pubDate>
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