National Homeownership Month, 2017

Proclamation 9621 of May 31, 2017

National Homeownership Month, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

During National Homeownership Month, we recognize the
many benefits of homeownership to our families, our
communities, and our Nation. For generations of
Americans, owning a home has been an essential element
in achieving the American Dream. Homeownership is often
the foundation of security and prosperity for families
and communities and an enduring symbol of American
freedom. This month, we recommit to ensuring that hard-
working Americans enjoy a fair chance at becoming
homeowners.

In the years since the Great Recession, homeownership
rates have dipped to historic lows. Many Americans are
not confident they will ever own a home, a tragic
consequence of a decade of weak economic growth,
excessive regulations, and stagnant wages. Many young
families are unable to achieve the independence they
desire because they have difficulty saving for a down
payment, overcoming regulatory burdens, or gaining
access to adequate credit. These challenges are even
more pronounced for minorities, whose homeownership
rates remain substantially below those of their fellow
Americans.

I am committed to helping hard-working Americans become
homeowners. As part of my Administration's plan to
strengthen the middle class and the American housing
market, I am working with the Congress on a pro-growth
agenda of reducing rules and regulations, cutting
taxes, and eliminating unnecessary government spending.
These policies will unshackle our economy and create
and sustain high-paying jobs so that more Americans
have the resources and freedom they deserve to fulfill
their American Dream.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim June 2017 as National
Homeownership Month.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two
thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.