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

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Podcast: [Weekend Edition Saturday](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekend-edition-saturday-1453543)
Published: 2026-05-23T11:39:51+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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