Road to Housing Act becomes law, yet affordability still bites
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The ROAD to Housing Act passed with rare bipartisan support and includes regulations to streamline reviews, reduce some construction costs, and broaden small-dollar financing, plus housing voucher and rural renter protections. But experts say its overall impact will be modest because it mostly alters regulations rather than boosting subsidies or incomes, leaving the core affordability crisis—driven by insufficient household incomes and local zoning barriers—largely unaddressed.
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