There have been multiple analyses of how Trump’s proposed tax and trade policies might affect the economy. But more directly, how might they change what is done in CRE? For example, what will the impact be on construction?

It would seem the potential forces might change construction practices. Tariffs putting pressure on materials prices, immigration policy could eliminate a source of labor, and the combination of lowered taxes on higher-income individuals and corporations and tariffs might spark new rounds of inflation.

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