{"id":2605227,"date":"2026-05-20T17:59:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/passage-of-housing-legislation-would-be-big-win-for-both-parties-zach-halaschak\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:02:37","slug":"passage-of-housing-legislation-would-be-big-win-for-both-parties-zach-halaschak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/passage-of-housing-legislation-would-be-big-win-for-both-parties-zach-halaschak\/","title":{"rendered":"Passage of housing legislation would be &#8216;big win&#8217; for both parties: Zach Halaschak"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpassage-of-housing-legislation-would-be-big-win-for-both-parties-zach-halaschak%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2605227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Zachary Halaschak of the *Washington Examiner* says the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is poised to become a major win for both parties once President Donald Trump signs it, especially as Republicans look for tangible legislative victories in an election year. The House passed the revised bill this week, and Halaschak argues it\u2019s designed to increase housing supply-leading to more homes available and perhaps lower prices for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>He also notes that housing affordability is shaped by a \u201cdouble-edged sword\u201d: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high mortgage rates make buying harder<\/a>, while house prices keep rising. The proposed solution, according to Halaschak, is to expand the number of homes through deregulation and new construction, including provisions intended to make building modular homes easier. The White House endorsed the latest House version, despite a clash wiht the version already passed in the Senate. Trump said he expects the parties to negotiate and produce legislation that will reach his desk.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> economics reporter <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/zachary-halaschak\/\">Zach Halaschak<\/a> said it would be a \u201cbig win\u201d for both parties when President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> signs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-scott-balances-senate-policy-and-gop-political-roles\/\" title=\"Tim Scott balances Senate policy and GOP political roles\">bipartisan housing legislation<\/a> into law, after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4576623\/house-passes-bipartisan-housing-legislation-senate\/\">revised bill passed<\/a> in the House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"1250\">House<\/a> passed the revised 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 396-13 on Wednesday. Halashak said on <em>LiveNow from Fox<\/em> that the bill aims to \u201cboost\u201d housing supply. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4577163\/mamdani-bezos-tax-cuts-new-york-teachers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani spars with Bezos over tax cuts helping teachers: \u2018Beg to differ\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4576907\/virginia-democrats-impasse-data-center-shutdown-threat\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Virginia Democrats\u2019 impasse over data centers could lead to first-ever partial government shutdown<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4576552\/trump-doj-indicts-raul-castro-over-1996-shootdown-of-us-civilian-planes\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump DOJ indicts Raul Castro over 1996 shootdown of US civilian planes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf they could pass this in the Senate and get it to President Trump\u2019s desk, it would be a big win for both parties, but also it would be important for Republicans in an election year who need to have some sort of legislative victory to take back to their constituents and point to,\u201d Halashak said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Halashak said the legislation would \u201cboost\u201d the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/housing\/\">housing<\/a> supply because there would be more houses on the market, meaning lower prices for consumers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Halashak explained that when it comes to housing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/affordability\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21532\">affordability<\/a>, it\u2019s a \u201cdouble-edged sword.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou have high mortgage rates making it harder to buy a house, and then you also have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-death-of-the-first-time-homebuyer\/\" title=\"The Death of the First-Time Homebuyer\">higher housing prices<\/a>, like the actual physical price of the house is going up over time,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Halashak said the way to address this issue is by increasing the number of houses on the market. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislation aims to deregulate and build new houses, including provisions to make it easier to build modular homes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leading up to the vote, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/White-House\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/White-House\/\">White House<\/a> endorsed the House\u2019s latest version of the legislation. The revised bill clashed with the version that had already passed in the Senate. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4568013\/gop-urgency-housing-bill-midterm-elections\/\"><strong>HILL REPUBLICANS SEE URGENCY IN PASSING HOUSING BILL AHEAD OF MIDTERM ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> ahead of the House vote, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4574058\/trump-mike-johnson-housing-bill\/\">Trump expressed confidence<\/a> that the housing legislation would reach his desk for his signature. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think they\u2019re going to get together and come out with something,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Examiner\u2019s Zach Halaschak calls revised bipartisan housing bill a major \u201cwin\u201d as House passes it 396-13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2605228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26140599936415.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3667,69566,43819,5894,64327],"class_list":["post-2605227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bipartisan","tag-housing-legislation","tag-local-impact","tag-politics","tag-us-congress"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26140599936415.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605227"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605231,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605227\/revisions\/2605231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}