Latest Fact-Checks In Housing

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 30, 2016 a tweet
"American homeownership rate in Q2 2016 was 62.9% - lowest rate in 51yrs."  
Mostly True
By Neelesh Moorthy • August 2, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
Florida retirees and families "lost tens of thousands of dollars" in deposits on failed Trump condo projects, but he "pocketed their money and walked away."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • July 29, 2016
Kevin de León
Kevin de León
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention.
California has "the sixth largest economy on planet Earth."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 27, 2016
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention
"Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 26, 2016
Scott Peters
Scott Peters
stated on July 12, 2016 a media conference call.
Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 21, 2016 a campaign statement
Says Hillary Clinton "filibustered legislation to reform" Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
False
By Adam Thorp • June 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 24, 2016 an advertisement
"In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 18, 2016 an MSNBC-Telemundo town hall
"You are three times more likely to be able to get a mortgage if you're a white applicant than if you're black or Hispanic, even if you have the same credentials."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2016
Bob Donovan
Bob Donovan
stated on January 29, 2016 a Facebook post
"This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership."  
Pants on Fire!
February 2, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 24, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says a Ted Cruz ad has "got me bull-dozing down a house. I never bulldozed it down. It's false advertising."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • January 24, 2016
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
stated on November 19, 2015 a news release
"On a single night in January 2015, state and local planning agencies in Rhode Island reported the following estimates of homelessness … 107 veterans were homeless."  
Half-True
By Mark Reynolds • December 13, 2015
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on October 9, 2015 a blog post
"Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress."  
Mostly False
October 15, 2015
Matthew Charles Cardinale
Matthew Charles Cardinale
stated on September 13, 2015 an opinion piece in the Saporta Report
Tens of thousands of Atlanta households pay more than 30 percent of their income towards rent.
True
By April Hunt • September 25, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 21, 2015 an online interview with "The Daily Show"
Since 2009, "we've cut homelessness (among veterans) by a third."
Mostly True
By Kirby Wilson • July 28, 2015
Jason Rae
Jason Rae
stated on April 21, 2015 an interview
Wisconsin's non-discrimination law "doesn't protect members of the trans-gender community."  
True
May 8, 2015
US Uncut
US Uncut
stated on March 31, 2015 a Facebook post
Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "provides zero state funding for homeless shelters."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2015
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on January 10, 2015 a tweet
"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 1, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 8, 2015 a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.
"Today, home sales are up nearly 50 percent from where they were in the worst of the crisis."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • January 21, 2015
Tom Coburn
Tom Coburn
stated on December 11, 2014 an interview with CNN
The home-mortgage deduction is widely thought to be "a middle-class benefit. It's not -- 73 percent of it goes to people making a quarter-million dollars or more a year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 17, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on November 14, 2014 a radio interview
"According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."
False
By Katie Mulvaney • December 14, 2014
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