Congress Acts to Fix Housing Crisis, Boost Homeownership

The House overwhelmingly passes the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act by a 390-9 vote, targeting America's dire housing shortage of 3.8 to 5 million homes that keeps first-time buyers waiting until age 40. Led by Reps. French Hill, Maxine Waters, Mike Flood, and Emanuel Cleaver, the bill slashes zoning barriers, streamlines environmental reviews, modernizes outdated programs like HOME and CDBG, and updates manufactured housing rules to ramp up supply and cut costs. Read more about this...