Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Housing Supply, Improve Access to Mortgages

The president directed officials to streamline regulations, curtail green energy related restrictions, and fast-track residential construction.

Workers rebuild a home in the Eaton Fire burn zone in Altadena, Calif., on March 6, 2026. Mario Tama/Getty Images

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on March 13 related to improving home-ownership opportunities for Americans by reducing regulatory burdens and increasing access to mortgage loans.

“Every American seeking to buy a home should have access to a mortgage from a reliable lender, at a rate commensurate with his or her creditworthiness,” Trump wrote in an order titled “Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit.”