An aerial view of the Whitestone section or Beechhurst section of Queens, NY as seen on October 16, 2025. Christopher Sadowski

Homeowners vote red.

Renters vote blue.

Will a 50-year mortgage make a red voter out of you?

That’s what President Donald Trump hoped Saturday, when he posted the idea of stretching out the customary 30-year repayment terms for home mortgages to 50 years.

Turns out, that idea is smoke and mirrors, prohibited by the Dodd-Frank law, among other things.

But at least Trump recognizes that home affordability is a real crisis.

Not fake news.

“Affordability” is the campaign pledge that produced big wins on Election Day, and most of the winners were Democrats.

Affording a home is increasingly out of reach: The median age of first-time home-buyers just hit 40

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