The Housing Affordability Crisis: What Caused It and How to Fix It
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What caused the 40% price increase in houses and rents, and what are governments doing to try to fix the problem.

Topics covered include:

• Why 50% of the global population is frustrated with the lack of affordable housing
• How the housing collapse as part of the Great Financial Crisis contributed to today's affordability crisis
• How central bank QE programs have magnified the housing crisis
• How restrictive zoning and short-term rentals contribute to the housing crisis
• What governments are doing to encourage more housing supply
• What individuals can do until housing becomes more affordable

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Show Notes

Concern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations by Valentina Romei and Sam Fleming—The Financial Times)

Home Price to Median Household Income Ratio (US)—Longtermtrends)

Home Ownership Affordability Monitor—Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)

AMERICA'S RENTAL HOUSING 2024—Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University)

America retains “rent burdened” status—Moody's)

U.S. 2024 and 2025 Mid-Year Outlook Report—AirDNA)

ARIZONA’S NEW HOUSING LAWS EXPLAINED—Tempe YIMBY)

What Kalamazoo (Yes, Kalamazoo) Reveals About the Nation’s Housing Crisis by Conor Dougherty—The New York Times)

How Rent Controls Are Deepening the Dutch Housing Crisis by Cagan Koc and Sarah Jacob—Bloomberg)

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