Q&A: Why America’s housing shortage is so hard to fix
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/10/15/why-americas-housing-shortage-is-so-hard-to-fix/
Many Americans agree there’s a housing crisis — and it’s radically different from the last one.
Instead of the values of homes dropping too fast, as they did during the foreclosure debacle starting in 2007, they’ve stayed stubbornly high — locking many would-be buyers out of the market, raising rents and adding to anxiety about the cost of living.