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July 15, 2025

Can Trump’s OBBA Address the Affordable Housing Crisis?

By JR Lephew

Signed Into Law On July 4, the Controversial OBBA Act Includes Several Provisions That Directly Impact Housing Development and Mortgages

By JR Lephew, Principal and Director of Affordable Housing at Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. Published on July 15, 2025, on GlobeSt.

After a high-profile battle in both houses of Congress, Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) will take effect starting in 2026. While the 900-page bill includes provisions aimed at boosting affordable housing, its overall impact on housing affordability for everyday Americans continues to be a subject of debate. Most likely, we will see a mix of outcomes as policies take effect and their impact plays out in the context of other economic and political factors.

In this latest GlobeSt article, JR Lephew discusses the potential effect on housing development and mortgages as it relates to Trump’s new One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA).

About the Authors

JR Lephew

JR Lephew

Principal, Managing Director of Affordable Housing
JR Lephew serves as the Director of Affordable Housing and his experience spans 20 years in the environmental, engineering, and construction industries. Mr. Lephew is the primary knowledge resource to clients and internal staff for all affordable housing-related due diligence services, including both environmental and physical needs assessments. The affordable housing due diligence programs that he specializes in include those related to applications for state Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), HAP-TPA-Mark-Up-To-Market (MUTM/M2M), Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP), and Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), to name a few. Mr. Lephew also has extensive knowledge in, and has facilitated compliance with, local and state accessibility standards and laws, as well as federal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Housing Act (FHA), and Section 504-Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) requirements as they pertain to multifamily residential building standards and practices.

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