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Senate Passes Housing Act Limiting Wall Street, Funding $200 M Grants

6/23/2026

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Summary

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Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 85-5 on June 22, 2026.
Bill limits Wall Street firms to 350 single-family homes, barring larger investors from purchases.
It allocates $200 million annually for housing grants and lets Community Development Block Grants fund affordable units.
Pilot offers mortgages of $100,000 or less to buyers, whose average age is 40.
Five senators, including Rick Scott, opposed the bill, calling housing an issue.

History

Historical Context

After the 1992 Housing and Community Development Act forced HUD to require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to devote at least 30 % of purchases to affordable housing, later raised to 56 % under Bush, the 2008 crisis spurred the Dodd-Frank Act of July 2010 to tighten lending oversight. New proposals now seek to cap large investors’ home-buying, echoing those earlier affordability safeguards.

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Story summary

Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 85-5 on June 22, 2026.
Bill limits Wall Street firms to 350 single-family homes, barring larger investors from purchases.
It allocates $200 million annually for housing grants and lets Community Development Block Grants fund affordable units.
Pilot offers mortgages of $100,000 or less to buyers, whose average age is 40.
Five senators, including Rick Scott, opposed the bill, calling housing an issue.

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