# The Rent Check Test: How Trump’s Policy Shift Is Easing Housing Pressure

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Podcast: [The Navarro Express](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-navarro-express-7605354)
Published: 2026-02-19T20:35:19+00:00
Episode link: https://pknavarro.podbean.com/e/the-rent-check-test-how-trump-s-policy-shift-is-easing-housing-pressure/
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## Resource

Housing starts just beat expectations and single-family construction is stabilizing, signaling that the Trump affordability reset may be underway. After years of surging rents, high mortgage rates, and distorted housing demand, deportations, deregulation, and easing inflation are beginning to cool rental markets and lower borrowing costs.

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