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