Why Up-Zoning Isn’t Nearly Enough w/ CAP's Michael Negron

America is short 2 million homes. Zoning reform alone won’t fix it.

In this episode of Everybody Gets Pie, we break down a new national plan to build 2 million homes in just five years, why housing costs keep rising even where we build more, and what it will actually take to make homes affordable again.

We cover:
•⁠  ⁠Why the median first-time homebuyer is now 40 years old
•⁠  ⁠Why housing supply collapsed after 2008 and never recovered
•⁠  ⁠Why zoning reform is necessary but not sufficient
•⁠  ⁠How federal incentives, rent relief, and factory-built housing could speed construction
•⁠  ⁠Why demand-side fixes like 50-year mortgages miss the point
•⁠  ⁠What renters, homeowners, and policymakers are getting wrong about falling prices

Featuring an in-depth conversation with Michael Negrone (Center for American Progress) on the Build, Baby, Build housing plan and what real abundance would require.

Housing affordability is now a top concern across the political spectrum. Can we fix it in time, or is the American dream slipping away?

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