Episode

Congress tackles crises of lowering housing costs and boosting overall housing supply

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Weekend Edition Saturday
Published
May 23, 2026
Duration seconds
231
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Summary

America's housing market has two major problems – not enough homes for sale and the ones that are available are too pricey. Congress hopes its latest bill will help with both.