Episode 3: Affordable housing is key

Additional reading:

• Affordable Housing Need in Oregon

• Racial Disparities Among Extremely Low-Income Renters- NLIHC

• Race and Homelessness Research

• Strategies to Lower Cost and Speed Housing Production

• Public Housing History

• A Brief History of Housing Policy in the United States

Summary:

The executive director of Home Forward, Michael Buonocore, talks about the history of affordable housing, why there isn’t enough to meet the need, and barriers to making it happen faster. The conversation also includes the role of systemic racism on housing and homelessness, what a housing wage looks like and a few thoughts on NIMBYs.