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Builders say cut the red tape, not the budget

June 13, 2025

Splits and Caps Daily: Action for Agents

June 13, 2025

📈 Market Move:

Bricks & Bills

Here's what's going down:
Over 1,000 members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) rolled into D.C. this week like it’s Coachella for contractors — and they’re not here for photo ops. They’re pushing back hard against proposed HUD budget cuts and trying to light a fire under Congress to actually fix the housing affordability mess.

Their 3 hot-button issues?

  • 🔌 Blocking stricter energy standards that could jack up construction costs

  • 👷 Solving the labor shortage with a construction workforce grant program

  • 💰 Keeping pro-housing tax incentives alive and well

Meanwhile, Senate Democrats are side-eyeing FHFA Director Bill Pulte and Trump’s team over whispers of privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They're basically saying: “Hold up — don’t break the system before explaining how you’re not gonna make homeownership even less affordable.” Deadline to clarify? June 18.

Add in a CFPB enforcement head resigning over alleged “mission sabotage” and a fresh new deputy at HUD, and you've got a full-on regulatory remix playing in the background.

Bottom line:
Builders want fewer barriers to new housing. Lawmakers want fewer surprises. And everyone wants to avoid turning the housing crisis into a housing catastrophe. Stay tuned — this one's heating up.

🌟Quote of the Day:

"Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become." — Jim Rohn

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🎉 Fun Fact of the Day: 

Sky’s the Limit: Skyscrapers = Recession Indicator? Historically, the world’s tallest buildings have opened right before major economic downturns. They call it the “Skyscraper Curse.” So uh… maybe rent short-term in Dubai.

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