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Building a New House? This Little-Known Rule Could Cost You Thousands.
President Donald Trump announced a plan last month to lower housing costs by putting more federal money into mortgages and banning corporate investment in houses. Such efforts will do little, if anything, to make housing more affordable because state and local regulations are the main drivers of high costs.
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Judge Glock is the director of research and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor at City Journal.