The Senate passed a bill aimed at lowering housing costs on Monday after a major breakthrough and rare bipartisan consensus.
The bipartisan legislation was crafted in both chambers and must now pass the House. It seeks to build more homes and prevent large investors from outbidding families.
21st Century Road to Housing Act, which aims to boost supply and stop investors buying up homes, heads to HouseSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Senate on Monday passed a bipartisan measure aimed at lowering housing costs by streamlining construction and permitting, ending months of fraught negotiations on a priority for both parties ahead of November’s midterm elections.The 21st Century Road to Housing Act would limit investors’ ability to buy homes, waives some federal permitting rules in a bid to ease new construction, and authorizes pilot programs to facilitate grants for home improvements and planning affordable housing. It passed the Senate overwhelmingly, with a vote of 85-5, and now heads to the House of Representatives. Continue reading...
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The Senate passed a sweeping housing bill on Monday, bringing Washington one step closer to enacting the most significant housing legislation in a generation.
The revamped 21st Century Road to Housing Act was approved in the upper chamber in a 85-5 bipartisan vote.
The Senate advanced the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a Trump-backed package aimed at preventing the U.S. from becoming a "nation of renters."
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