{"id":6881,"date":"2025-10-08T08:18:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/?p=6881"},"modified":"2025-10-08T08:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:18:24","slug":"quick-facts-road-to-housing-act-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/quick-facts-road-to-housing-act-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Facts: ROAD to Housing Act of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The ROAD to Housing Act of 2025<\/em> is a bundle of housing reforms, with an emphasis on bringing down the high cost of housing<\/a>. Many of the sections are from bills introduced in the past. The bill has support from both sides of the aisle in Congress. It was brought forward by Republican Tim Scott, Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, together with Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In July, the bill passed out of committee unanimously. Next, it goes to the full Senate and the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it\u2019s signed into effect, it will be the most comprehensive housing law in many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a peek inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s In This Proposed Federal Law?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ROAD to Housing Act includes a wide range of policy ideas to make homes easier to afford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most helpful provisions includes financial support for local governments willing to convert unoccupied warehouses, stores, street malls, and offices into affordable and mixed-income housing. This section of the Act is titled Revitalizing Empty Structures into Desirable Environments (RESIDE). <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it is currently written, the proposed ROAD to Housing Act will also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n