Fact-check · Sep 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Created more than 400,000 new housing units in urban and rural areas”
TRUE
What the record shows
EIG research using HUD data found 313,000 net new housing units Q3 2019–Q3 2024; academic study found 416,000 new residential addresses. Earlier estimates cited ~300,000–400,000 units since 2017 inception.
Sources
- Guide to the New Opportunity Zones: A Primer for Cities - Results for America
- Opportunity Zones: Billionaire Handout or Housing Booster? — Shelterforce Shelterforce
- Opportunity Zones - Housing Solutions Lab
- Opportunity zones | Internal Revenue Service
- Opportunity zone
- The Impact of Opportunity Zones on Housing Supply - Economic Innovation Group
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