Rules & rent controlBy RISE Community editors
Trump signs order creating federal manufactured housing task force
President Trump signed an executive order that creates a manufactured housing task force and targets mortgage and refinance costs, HousingWire reported.
Key facts
- The order is titled "Decreasing Housing Costs for the American People."
- It creates a task force on manufactured housing to make factory-built homes better and cheaper through modern construction methods, for homes that qualify for federal programs.
- FHFA is directed to pilot proactive cancellation of mortgage insurance premiums for borrowers who meet equity requirements.
- FHFA is also to make its title insurance waiver pilot permanent, so more borrowers can use alternatives to title insurance.
- USDA and VA are to lower rates on the single-family loans they make themselves.
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Source: Trump signs executive order targeting mortgage insurance, manufactured housing and more — HousingWire, October 22, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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