Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again. So today, we're going to talk about Trump

getting one right. Maybe. Trump made an announcement, and it definitely perked ears while

raising eyebrows and questions. Here's one.

Did Trump just broke and clock us?

This thing about housing.

Will it really help homeowners?

It doesn't actually sound like a bad idea.

It isn't a horrible idea,

but the devil is in the details on this one.

And I'm skeptical of his ability to get this one right.

To be honest, I'm skeptical of his desire to do this. But I'll suspend disbelief for a minute.

So, what did he say? Well, he rambled about how everything was Biden's fault, even though it's a multifaceted problem, and it started decades before. Then said the, quote, American dream is

increasingly out of reach for far too many people, especially younger Americans. It is for that reason,

and much more, that I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying

more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it. People live in homes, not corporations.

I will discuss this topic, including further housing and affordability proposals,

and more, at my speech in Davos in two weeks.

Okay, so the actual question here is, will it really help homeowners?

No. In fact, it might hurt them a little bit, but if done right, it could significantly help

home buyers. If this was done right and it actually worked, homeowners would lose equity, home sellers would

lose money, but home buyers would get a better deal. It doesn't address the whole issue when it

comes to home affordability, not even close, but it doesn't make it worse and would actually help drop the cost. But details,

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