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Federal zoning deregulation and buyer caps cannot override local and macroeconomic housing bottlenecks.
Even when bipartisan federal housing packages ease design standards and cap institutional buying groups, high mortgage rates and localized zoning codes keep existing inventory locked and sales volume depressed.
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The US Housing Bottleneck
US Housing Policy and Zoning Reform: Federal 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Becomes Law Without President Trump's Signature It outlines how the historic federal ROAD Act's supply-side changes are limited by local zoning and high macroeconomic costs.
The US Housing Bottleneck
June 2026 Existing-Home Sales: Record Median Prices and Sluggish Transactions Highlight Affordability Squeeze It shows that despite high demand, high interest rates and frozen inventory keep home transaction volumes locked in a sluggish, depressed state.