Trump Signs Housing Cost Order Creating a Manufactured Housing Innovation Task Force
President Trump signed the executive order "Decreasing Housing Costs for the American People" on Oct. 22, 2026, turning an earlier draft into a signed order with a manufactured housing task force.
Key facts
- The order creates a Manufactured Housing Innovation Task Force.
- The HUD Secretary and the FHFA Director co-chair it.
- Its aim is to promote modern manufacturing methods for factory-built housing eligible for federal housing programs, improving quality and lowering construction costs.
- FHFA must create a pilot that cancels mortgage insurance premiums once borrowers meet equity requirements based on current value.
- FHFA's title insurance waiver pilot becomes permanent, and USDA and VA must lower rates on their single-family loans.
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Source: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Decreases Housing Costs for Americans — The White House (fact sheet), October 21, 2026. Summary and commentary by RISE Community; read the full story at the source.
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