High Housing Costs, Shortages Propel Movement on Reform in Congress

High housing costs, shortages propel movement on reform in Congress • Maine Morning Star

New home under construction. (Dan Reynolds Photography/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Republicans, Democrats and the White House are methodically, calmly inching toward a common goal: agreeing on a thick package of laws that would do something quickly about slowing housing costs and boosting supply. There’s no talk of gridlock here. No partisan sniping. Just an under the radar effort to show constituents in an election year that their lawmakers reali…

High housing costs, shortages propel movement on reform in Congress

New home under construction. (Dan Reynolds Photography/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Republicans, Democrats and the White House are methodically, calmly inching toward a common goal: agreeing on a thick package of laws that would do something quickly about slowing housing costs and boosting supply. There’s no talk of gridlock here. No partisan sniping. Just an under the radar effort to show constituents in an election year that their lawmakers reali…