Massive Bipartisan Housing Deal Becomes Law as Congress Moves to Limit Corporate Home Buying and Tackle America’s Affordability Crisis
In an era when partisan battles routinely leave Congress divided on nearly every major issue, lawmakers have managed to deliver one of Washington’s most significant bipartisan housing packages in years, approving sweeping legislation aimed at increasing America’s housing supply, expanding opportunities for homeownership, easing regulatory barriers and placing new restrictions on large institutional investors competing with ordinary families for single-family homes. What began as a heavily debated proposal moving back and forth between the House and Senate eventually became the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a broad package that…