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Will the Senate's bipartisan housing bill lower the cost of living?

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM CDT

The Senate passed a bipartisan bill to make housing more affordable.

The bill includes dozens of provisions to reduce prices and increase the supply of housing. It now heads to the House of Representatives.

Vincent Reina, professor of urban economics and planning at the University of Pennsylvania, joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Here & Now Newsroom