Housing coalition launches "Let America Build" campaign to push regulatory reform ahead of November elections
A coalition of real-estate firms, developers and advocates has started the national "Let America Build" campaign, urging candidates to remove local rules that block new housing construction.
Rival real-estate companies, developers and housing advocates have formed a 14-member coalition to launch the "Let America Build" campaign, targeting the November elections with a call for nationwide housing-supply reforms. Participants such as Realtor.com, Zillow, eXp Realty, NextHome, HomeServices of America, the National Association of Home Builders, T3 Sixty, ICON, Habitat for Humanity, Veterans United Home Loans and Land Use Labs argue that the national deficit of homes has risen from 2.5 million in 2023 to more than four million by 2025.
The group urges candidates of all parties to dismantle local regulatory obstacles—outdated zoning, slow permitting and bans on duplexes or ADUs—that they say are the biggest impediments to construction. Their push follows the bipartisan passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which creates new financing tools, a $200 million innovation fund and ties federal housing incentives to local zoning changes. Damian Eales, CEO of Realtor.com, emphasized that even with lower borrowing costs the supply gap would persist, and that simplifying local rules is crucial to making housing more affordable and abundant.
Why it matters
Housing shortages affect millions; the campaign seeks policy changes that could increase home supply and affordability nationwide.
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