Big Take

The US Housing Affordability Crisis, Explained

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: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-28/american-dream-of-homeownership-is-falling-apart-with-high-mortgage-rates?srnd=undefined">Mortgages Stuck Around 7% Force Rapid Rethink of American Dream</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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