Show notes
The ROAD to Housing Act is now law. But passing the bill was only the beginning. In this episode, YIMBY Law’s Sonja Trauss sits down with Reed Schwartz and Will Poff-Webster of the Institute for Progress and Tara Roche of the Pew Charitable Trusts to talk about what comes next and how housing advocates can help turn the bill’s sweeping reforms into real-world changes.
From manufactured housing and financing to federal incentives like BUILD NOW, the conversation explores how the ROAD to Housing Act could reshape the way governments approach housing. They discuss why state and local advocates have an important role to play, what implementation could look like across the country, and where the next generation of federal housing policy could be headed.
Want to learn more? Check out some of the resources and research mentioned in this episode.
The Success of the New Federal Housing Law Now Rests on States and Localities: https://ifp.org/the-success-of-the-new-federal-housing-law-now-rests-on-states-and-localities/
State Policies Could Unlock the Potential of Manufactured Housing: https://www.pew.org/nb/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/09/09/state-policies-could-unlock-the-potential-of-manufactured-housing
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