Major Housing Affordability Bill Passes Senate | March 13, 2026

On today’s Hot Sheet, Byron Lazine broke down new Realtor.com research showing large institutional investors account for only about 1% of U.S. home purchases as the Senate advances the ROAD to 21st Century Housing Act.

He also covered U.S. Census Bureau data showing January housing starts jumped to a 1.487M annual pace while permits declined month over month.

For today’s final topic, Byron reviewed Zillow’s Agent Sentiment Survey, which shows the housing market beginning to rebalance as payments fall 7.7% year over year and 61% of agents expect more transactions in the next 12 months.