The Cost of Unaffordable Housing
The region’s median price recently hit $1.3 million, while a new report finds that there are far more new jobs than new housing permits. Reporter Lauren Hepler talks about the impact of the pandemic and who's left out when communities become unaffordable.
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Show Notes
The politics of housing may be slowly changing. But in the Bay Area, the reality isn't. The region’s median price recently hit $1.3 million, while a new report finds that for every one new home permitted in the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas in 2009-19, more than three jobs were created. The Chronicle's housing crisis reporter, Lauren Hepler, discusses the tension between NIMBYs and YIMBYs, the surprising impact of the pandemic on housing, and who is left out when communities become more and more unaffordable. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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