"These debates, while legitimate, have become distractions from larger challenges, and while we argue over how to slice a shrinking pie, millions of Americans are starving for a slice of the American Dream. Eales acknowledged the plethora of legislative proposals devoted to improved housing affordability. These include some of the provisions in the ROAD to Housing Act and the More Homes on the Market Act, which focuses on changing the current capital gains tax exemption limits."
"But as housing industry leaders, we know that fueling demand without fixing supply only fans the flames of affordability. Supply is the solution, Eales wrote. In 2026, Eales said he and his team will take to the conference stage at SXSW in Austin to share their message that homeownership is the engine of generational wealth. And to exclude the next generation isn't just a missed sale, it is the cementing of a catastrophic and lasting economic divide."
The housing industry must prioritize expanding housing supply to restore affordability and access to homeownership. Internal disputes over policies such as Clear Cooperation and private listings have diverted attention from systemic shortages. Current legislative proposals largely emphasize demand-side measures, including provisions in the ROAD to Housing Act and changes to capital gains tax exemption limits in the More Homes on the Market Act. Fueling demand without increasing supply exacerbates affordability pressures. Many of the barriers to new housing originate at state and local levels and require regulatory and policy reforms. Homeownership remains a primary engine of generational wealth; exclusion risks entrenched economic divides.
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