Americans Across Party Lines Back Policies to Improve Housing Affordability: Redfin Survey
Most Republicans and Democrats believe there should be federal policies to tackle the housing affordability crisis
85% of Democrats say there should be first-time buyer tax breaks, and so do 77% of Republicans
These survey results align with broad bipartisan support behind the federal ROAD to Housing Act recently passed by Congress
Most Americans support government policies that would help make housing more affordable. Roughly four in five (79%) U.S. residents believe there should be tax breaks for first-time homebuyers, and 77% believe there should be policies that make homes more affordable. This is according to a new survey fielded to 4,000 U.S. residents in May 2026 by Ipsos and commissioned by Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket.
