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The Reference Shelf: Affordable Housing

Table of Contents

Preface




1 The Housing Crisis




How Did We Get Here?




151 Years of America’s Housing History




A Brief Historical Overview of Affordable Rental Housing




The Causes and Costs of the Worst Crisis Since the Great Depression




The Forgotten History of the Financial Crisis




The Deep, Uniquely American Roots of Our Affordable-Housing Crisis




2 Affordable Housing Today




A Growing Housing Shortage




As Affordable Housing Crisis Grows, HUD Sits on the Sidelines




Closed Wait Lists and Long Waits Await Those Seeking Affordable Housing




U.S. Housing Market Continues Rebound, Despite Increased Inequality, Says Harvard Report




10 Years After Housing Crisis: A Realtor, A Renter, Starting Over, Staying Put




Will the Housing Bubble Cause Another Financial Crisis?




3 Exploring the Affordable Housing Debate




History of Policy Approaches




Housing in the US Is Too Expensive, Too Cheap, and Just Right: It Depends on Where you Live




We Don’t Need More Housing Projects




The Affordable Housing Crisis




Why Are We Relying on Tech Overlords Like Microsoft for Affordable Housing?




Everything You Wanted to Know about the Affordable Housing Debate




It Can Cost $750,000 to Build an Affordable Housing Unit in California: Here’s Why




President Trump Calls for Drastic Cuts to Affordable Housing




4 Housing and Welfare




Homelessness, Racial Disparity, and Long Commutes




The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest Cities




Segregation’s Legacy




The One Area Where Racial Disparities in Housing Have Disappeared




High Housing Costs and Long Commutes Drive More Workers to Sleep in Cars




Her Six-Hour Commute Each Day Seems Crazy, but Her Affordable Rent Is Not




5 Possible Solutions




Solving the Problem




Private-Sector Solution to Affordable Housing Gets Off the Ground




Microsoft’s $500 Million Plan to Fix Seattle’s Housing Problem, Explained




Tiny Houses: Salvation for the Homeless or a Dead End?




Nine Rules for Better Housing Policy




Why Don’t Homeless People Just Get Jobs?




Elizabeth Warren’s New Housing Proposal Is Actually a Brilliant Plan to Close the Racial Wealth Gap




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