Welcome back, Dreammakers, to Today in Mortgages! In this episode, hosts Michael and Richard talk about economic policy and how it affects housing – especially builder confidence. Today’s article from Housingwire.com “‘Reciprocal’ tariffs would create chaos for homebuilders” reminds us that builders need predictability, but there is so much uncertainty with all the tariff talks. If you add a 25% tariff to building costs, that will affect affordability, especially for first time home buyers. We are in a wait and see period.. are these tariffs going to happen or not? It could just be negotiation tactics, but not knowing has home builders uneasy. Listen in as we discuss this and more!

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