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Community Development Grant Funds Emerge as Housing Incentive Lever in New Law, Realtor.com® Report Finds

$NWSAPress releaseAug 5, 2026, 6:00 AM ETRead the release

Realtor.com released a report analyzing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, examining how Community Development Block Grant payouts might influence local housing policy. The study concludes that while smaller post-industrial cities could see significant impacts, the financial stakes for large cities are modest, with a median potential penalty of about $84,000 against total city budgets.

Key figures

Nyc cdbg award
169300000
Chicago cdbg award
75100000
Los angeles cdbg award
50200000
Median potential penalty
84000
National median cdbg grant
839525
National new construction share
17.9%
Median city cdbg share of revenue
0.33%

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