The 21st Century Housing Pathways Act automatically took effect Saturday night despite President Trump declining to sign it. The law seeks to expand housing supply and boost homeownership to ease the U.S. housing shortage, loosening residential construction regulations and curbing Wall Street firms' purchases of single‑family homes to improve affordability.

2026-07-12

The 21st Century Housing Pathways Act automatically took effect Saturday night despite President Trump declining to sign it. The law seeks to expand housing supply and boost homeownership to ease the U.S. housing shortage, loosening residential construction regulations and curbing Wall Street firms' purchases of single‑family homes to improve affordability.