In a significant victory for NAHB and the broader housing sector, the US House of Representatives approved an amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that removes a build-to-rent (BTR) sales provision that would have hurt affordability and reduced much-needed housing supply. NAHB led the push to remove the provision, which would have required purpose-built single-family rental homes to be sold within seven years. According to NAHB and the Urban Institute, the measure could have cut rental housing supply by 40,000 to 72,000 units each year. It also would have displaced thousands of tenants annually, shrinking the rental market and putting further pressure on rents. At a time of severe housing challenges, BTR remains one of the few market segments adding tens of thousands of homes that otherwise would not be built. The amended House bill also includes several other NAHB-backed measures to boost housing production.