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Cincinnati council urges federal action on tariffs, says costs are driving up housing prices
Summary
Council unanimously adopted a resolution urging federal relief from 2025 tariffs on construction materials, citing a National Association of Home Builders estimate that tariffs add about $10,960 to the cost of a single-family home and hinder the city's housing production goals.
Cincinnati — City Council on Dec. 10 adopted a resolution expressing opposition to 2025 federal tariffs that council members said increase the cost of housing construction and worsen the city’s ability to accelerate housing production.
Councilmember Jeffries, sponsor of the resolution, told colleagues the National Association of Home Builders estimated tariffs add roughly $10,960 to the cost of a typical single-family home and that the city’s goal to build 40,000 housing units in the next 10 years is made harder by rising material costs. "Adding $11,000 per unit is a headwind," he said.
Council voted unanimously to pass the resolution and asked the mayor and administration to elevate the issue with federal representatives in Washington.
The resolution is symbolic — the council acknowledged it has no direct control over federal policy — but members said it is important to press for relief given local affordability goals.
