The Housing Bill We Needed… Sort Of

We Can Do Better · Jul 31, 2026 · 22m · transcript

Earlier this month, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law. It is the first substantial housing bill to pass Congress in decades, and it is . . . OK.

In this episode, Jack and Fran discuss how the new law, like so many other reforms aimed at our housing crisis, focuses on increasing the supply of housing. Specifically, the Road to Housing Act will make it easier to get financing and construct new housing.

Which is fine.

But it won’t do much for the people we see in eviction court, and the millions of others who simply do not make enough money to afford market-rate housing.

Our…