The Housing Affordability Crisis: What Caused It and How to Fix It

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 housingHow the housing collapse as part of the Great Financial Crisis contributed to today's affordability crisisHow central bank QE programs have magnified the housing crisisHow restrictive zoning and short-term rentals contribute to the housing crisisWhat governments are doing to encourage more housing supplyWhat individuals can do until housing becomes more affordableSponsorsDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offLinkedIn Jobs – Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn JobsInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesConcern over housing costs hits record high across rich nations by Valentina Romei and Sam Fleming—The Financial TimesHome Price to Median Household Income Ratio (US)—LongtermtrendsHome Ownership Affordability Monitor—Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaAMERICA'S RENTAL HOUSING 2024—Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard UniversityAmerica retains “rent burdened” status—Moody'sU.S. 2024 and 2025 Mid-Year Outlook Report—AirDNAARIZONA’S NEW HOUSING LAWS EXPLAINED—Tempe YIMBYWhat Kalamazoo (Yes, Kalamazoo) Reveals About the Nation’s Housing Crisis by Conor Dougherty—The New York TimesHow Rent Controls Are Deepening the Dutch Housing Crisis by Cagan Koc and Sarah Jacob—BloombergRelated Episodes389: Is Airbnb Intensifying the Housing Crisis?357: Is a Housing Crash Coming?238: The U.S. Is More Socialist Than Denmark Regarding Home MortgagesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.