Housing Scorecard True 0% 34 Checks Mostly True 0% 36 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 26 Checks False 0% 33 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 12 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Housing JD Vance stated on November 13, 2025 in an interview: Housing is expensive “because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants” and because of a housing shortage. November 20, 2025 Ron DeSantis stated on October 15, 2025 in a speech: In Florida, “68 to 70% of property tax revenue” is from “second homes, investment properties, commercial properties, Airbnb,” not primary residences. October 30, 2025 stated on October 9, 2025 in remarks on CNN: As the Trump administration pursues mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James, “there are three Cabinet members who committed mortgage fraud that he’s just letting fly.” October 16, 2025 JD Vance stated on March 10, 2025 in a speech: “Under the previous administration … the cost of a median-price home in America more than doubled, and that was just in four years.” By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2025 TikTok posts stated on January 24, 2025 in a video on TikTok: “JD Vance is in North Carolina, and he’s found furnished apartments to put the people in that have been living in tents.” January 30, 2025 Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2024 in an Instagram post: "BREAKING: Zillow CEO just said on CNBC Trump's deportation plan will help with housing affordability.” By Samantha Putterman • November 12, 2024 JD Vance stated on August 16, 2024 in a post on X: “Kamala Harris wants to give $25,000 to illegal aliens to buy American homes.” August 22, 2024 MAGA Inc stated on April 25, 2024 in an ad: President Joe Biden is paying rent for immigrants illegally in the country. By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 9, 2024 Instagram posts stated on March 16, 2024 in una publicación en Instagram: Una ley en Estados Unidos dice “si una casa no está habitada, podemos expropiarla”. By Maria Briceño • April 9, 2024 Instagram posts stated on March 16, 2024 in an Instagram post: A U.S. law says that “if a house is not inhabited, we can expropriate it.” By Maria Briceño • April 5, 2024 Load More Latest Articles Can Trump create $2,000 tariff dividends, 50-year mortgages or direct health care payments? • November 11, 2025 Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on insurance rates, education and gun laws By Sara Swann • March 5, 2025 Debate vicepresidencial entre Tim Walz y JD Vance: PolitiFact verificó lo que dijeron • October 2, 2024 Comparing economic performance for Black Americans under Trump, Biden By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2024 Donald Trump’s rally spotlighted the Biden, Trump economies. We fact-checked the graphics By Louis Jacobson • December 21, 2023 As Ron DeSantis kicks off his presidential bid, how has Florida fared economically on his watch? By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2023 In Context: What a Martha’s Vineyard homeless shelter coordinator said about migrant housing • September 16, 2022 The CDC’s new eviction moratorium: Is it legal? By Louis Jacobson • August 4, 2021 What’s happening with the federal eviction moratorium and rental assistance? By Jon Greenberg, Kelsey Sena Tamakloe • August 3, 2021 Yes, the price of plywood is up in the range of 252%, with market factors to blame • April 15, 2021