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Can We Build Our Way Out of the Housing Crisis?
Episode 144

Can We Build Our Way Out of the Housing Crisis?

The Assignment with Audie Cornish · CNN Podcasts

October 10, 202425m 36s

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Show Notes

Owning a home is the cornerstone of the American dream, but an affordability crisis is making it a distant fantasy for many. The presidential candidates are taking notice. Sonja Trauss is a key activist in the YIMBY movement (“Yes in My Backyard”), and says the solution is pretty simple: Build more homes. Getting that done isn’t so easy. Audie sits down with Trauss in Southern California — ground zero for the housing shortage — to talk about the origins of the problem and potential solutions. 

Watch a version of our conversation here. 

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