Trump's plan to transform federal land into housing will be costly, given minimal existing infrastructure, UBS says.
Those policies, plus a set of potentially inflationary proposals, could drive up both home prices and mortgage rates, they say.
Trump's plan to transform federal land into more housing seems particularly challenged, the analysts say.
The higher rates will likely continue the housing lock-in effect, where existing homeowners prefer to remain locked in at their current lower rates.
In prepared remarks on Thursday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the US is in no hurry to cut rates, signaling that mortgage rates could stay higher for longer.
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—, Donald Trump's, homeownership, Trump, JD Vance, Vance, homebuyers, Jerome Powell
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UBS, Service, Builders