The session recording will be archived on the site until June 25th, 2023

This session was streamed but not recorded

Curated Track: 

Description:

Before the pandemic, when scholars and planners referred to the ‘housing crisis’ in the U.S., they typically referred to issues faced by high-priced, primarily coastal metros beset by rising prices that either shut out low-income households or left those who could find housing with inexorable housing cost burdens. While these cities were certainly not the only ones beset by these issues, they received the bulk of popular attention due to their size, the scale of housing issues, and (arguably) the fact that most national journalists reside in them.

The economic dislocations caused by the pandemic, however, have brought the housing crisis in non-coastal cities to the forefront of public attention. Whether in the booming metro of Austin, virtual work destinations like Boise, or seeming sleepy towns in between, nearly every place in the U.S. has seen rising housing costs and the attendant economic, social, health, and other issues resulting from higher housing costs. Researchers are increasingly turning their attention to studying housing issues in these places and, in doing so, shifting the narrative from housing cost burdens as solely a ‘big city’ issue.

Non-Presenting Participants