U.S. homebuyers stand to bear the brunt of higher costs for builders from the new 50-percent tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.

But while American steel industry groups have hailed the tariff hike, economic experts have sounded alarms, saying it could further disrupt the already volatile global supply chai

President Trump has doubled the rate on foreign metals to 50%, saying the levies weren’t high enough to help the U.S. industry.