Santa Fe officials tell U.S. Sen. Luján tariffs, federal policy halting affordable housing progress

Tariffs, inflation and federal tax changes are making housing development difficult in one of New Mexico’s least-affordable cities, officials said.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 420

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Tariffs, inflation and tax changes in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” are making new affordable housing development difficult in one of New Mexico’s least-affordable cities, Santa Fe-area housing officials told U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) at a roundtable Wednesday at a county government office.

Luján opened the roundtable asking the housing officials whether “federal policy is complementing what’s happening on the ground in New Mexico.” Many of the officials spoke about challenges …

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