The United States is experiencing a once-in-a-generation housing crisis that has affected nearly every community, regardless of size or location. After the historic collapse of the U.S. housing market in 2008, housing supply has failed to meet current demand. Now, what was once a staple of the American dream, finding an affordable place to live has become increasingly out of reach.
With Americans taking an increasingly larger share of their paycheck for housing, Mayors, business leaders, and outside experts are sounding the alarm over what this means for the U.S. economy and what policymakers can do to address the crisis. Factors such as tariffs, persistent inflation, and labor shortages continue to complicate the crisis, leading many to call for the United States to reassess its approach to housing policy.
Join mayors, and CEOs for U.S. Housing Investment and National League of Cities for a conversation on the housing crisis’s impact on the economy, and why political and business leaders need to consider the short- and long-term effects of the crisis as they plan for the future.