Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction

[EO 14394] is an executive action signed by President (name not specified in the order) that directs federal agencies to review and change rules that increase the cost and delay of building homes (Sec. 2, Sec. 3, Sec. 4). It orders specific departments to rewrite or consider removing requirements on stormwater, wetlands, energy standards, permitting, and local-regulatory best practices (Sec. 2(a)–(c); Sec. 3(a)–(b); Sec. 4(a)). It also asks the Treasury and HUD to evaluate aligning Opportunity Zone incentives with single-family home construction (Sec. 5). This matters to everyday people because the order aims to lower homebuilding costs, which could affect home prices, the pace of new homes, and local permitting processes (Sec. 1; Sec. 4).