President Trump: We want people to be able to buy a home

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 21, 2026 at 20:47  |  0:41  |  CNBC
Speakers
Donald Trump — President of the United States
Joe Kernen — Co-Anchor, Squawk Box

Summary

In a Davos interview, President Donald Trump speaks with CNBC's Joe Kernen about affordability-oriented policies, including a proposed 10% cap on credit card rates and restrictions on corporations buying single-family homes. Trump argues large corporations bought thousands of homes to rent or flip, making it hard for ordinary people to buy. The exchange suggests potential policy and regulatory risk for institutional single-family rental operators and credit card lenders, though the transcript excerpt is brief and ends abruptly.

  • Trump discusses affordability-focused policies in a Davos interview with Joe Kernen.
  • Policies mentioned include a 10% credit card rate cap and limits on corporate single-family home purchases.
  • Trump criticizes big corporations buying, renting, and flipping thousands of homes.
  • He says people could not buy homes and that the practice got too much.
  • Market implication: regulatory risk for institutional single-family rental operators.
  • Credit card issuers could face policy scrutiny, but no specific investment thesis was developed.
  • The excerpt ends mid-sentence, limiting full context.
Ideas
Donald Trump President of the United States 0:19
Policy risk for institutional single-family landlords.
Trump criticizes large corporations buying up thousands of single-family homes to rent or flip, saying people could not buy homes and that the practice got too much. He supports affordability and common-sense policies, including not allowing corporations to buy single-family homes, which creates regulatory and policy risk for institutional single-family rental operators.
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