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The US Housing Affordability Crisis, Explained

The US Housing Affordability Crisis, Explained

FromBig Take DC


The US Housing Affordability Crisis, Explained

FromBig Take DC

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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The long tail of the Great Recession and the aftermath of the pandemic have resulted in a major housing affordability crisis in the US — and it’s hitting everyone from homeowners to renters. Today, Big Take DC host Saleha Mohsin digs into how we got here and whose problem it is to fix. She’s joined by Shaun Donovan, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis, and by Daryl Fairweather, a chief economist at Redfin. Read more: Mortgages Stuck Around 7% Force Rapid Rethink of American DreamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (32)

Bloomberg’s Saleha Mohsin shares one reported story a week about how money, politics, and power shape Washington — and the consequences for people in America and all over the world.