President Donald Trump is thinking about declaring “a national housing emergency in the fall,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said.
In a Labor Day interview with the Washington Examiner, Bessent stated that the administration is considering a list of measures to bolster supply and cut housing costs, including possible tariff exemptions on construction materials. They are also studying tactics to standardize local building and zoning codes, the finance head said.
“We’re trying to figure out what we can do, and we don’t want to step into the business of states, counties, and municipal governments,” he said on Sept. 1. “I think everything is on the table.”…