House Passes Bipartisan Housing Bill Targeting Corporate Homebuyers

The House delivered a massive bipartisan victory this week, passing a housing bill designed to expand homeownership, lower costs, and limit institutional investors from snapping up single-family homes.The amended 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed by a commanding 396-13 vote, sending the legislation to the Senate and giving Republicans a potential cost-of-living win heading into the midterm elections.House leaders framed the bill as a direct response to the housing affordability crisis squeezing millions of Americans.Speaker Mike Johnson argued the stakes could not be bigger“Increased housing costs and lack of quality supply are two issues that impact nearly every American family,” Johnson said.He called the legislation a “strong bipartisan package that will put more American families into homes.”House Majority Leader Steve Scalise made a similar argument.“This is something that every American in this country is going to be happy to see, to have lower housing costs,” Scalise said.At the center of the legislation is a provision aimed at institutional investors.The House version preserves a ban on large corporate investors buying newly built single-family homes, a priority backed by the Trump administration.House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill said the bill directly aligns with President Donald Trump’s housing agenda.“This bill prioritizes American families by expanding homeownership, enhancing affordability, reducing burdensome regulations that drive up costs, and increasing housing supply nationwide,” Hill said.