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Banhprovi is reviewing mortgage interest rates (currently 4% for social housing, 7% for middle-income) and the government is preparing housing subsidies of up to L200,000 for single-family homes and roughly L300,000 for apartments to offset higher borrowing costs.

A think tank analyzing Honduras's new energy law found that freezing electricity rates through March 2027 would cost about L6 billion (roughly $240 million), with the richest 10% of customers capturing 65% of the savings while low-income households receive only 9%.

The Finance Ministry is reviewing the 2027 budget to shift resources from administrative spending toward investment projects and priority areas including security, energy, and drought response, while managing pressures from fuel and electricity subsidies.

The electrical regulator (CREE) is expected to approve a 17% rate increase on September 30, but a six-month rate freeze and state subsidies enacted by Congress will prevent the increase from reaching residential and vulnerable consumers.

Housing Secretary Francis Argeñal said 75% of Honduras's population lacks access to bank credit, prompting the government to develop a national financial-inclusion plan and subsidy policy for housing projects.

Congressman Marco Midence, a former finance minister, warned that climbing oil prices driven by Middle East conflict will push inflation higher in Honduras, urging the government to adopt energy efficiency measures and stabilize food prices through state programs.