A landmark housing law won't instantly cut rents, but signals a shift toward more homes

Vox explains how the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act—America’s biggest housing reform in decades—ties federal funds to housing production, streamlines reviews, and loosens rules to permit denser, six-story buildings and manufactured homes. It’s modest and not funded with new money, so rents aren’t expected to drop immediately, but it codifies a bipartisan push to expand supply and builds on state experiments (Auckland, Austin) showing upzoning can lower costs over time.