During a January 2026 Cabinet meeting, he was direct on prices: “I don’t want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people that own their homes. Existing housing, people who own their homes, we’re going to keep them wealthy. We’re going to keep those prices up. We’re not going to destroy the value of their homes so that somebody that didn’t work very hard can buy a home.”
Earlier, in Davos and other remarks, he stressed: “Homes are built for people, not for corporations, and America will not become a nation of renters.”
