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Homesick - Why Housing Is Unaffordable and How We Can Change It
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Homesick - Why Housing Is Unaffordable and How We Can Change It
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Nobody who sits in traffic on Sedona, Arizona’s main stretch or
stands shoulder-to-shoulder in its many souvenir shops would call
it a ghost town. Neither would anyone renting a room for $2,000 a
month or buying a house for a half-million dollars. And yet, the
people who built the small town and made it a community are being
pushed further and further out. Their home is being sold out from
under their feet. In studying the impact of short-term rentals,
Brendan O'Brien saw something similar happening in places ranging
from Bend, Oregon, to Bar Harbor, Maine. But it isn't just
short-term rentals, and it's not just tourism towns. Neighborhoods
in Austin and Atlanta have become rows of investment
properties. Longtime residents in Spokane and Boston have been
replaced by new, high-salaried remote workers. Across the country,
a level of unaffordable housing which once seemed unique to global
cities like New York and San Francisco has become the norm, with
nearly a third of all US households considered housing
cost-burdened. This situation has been aided by the direct actions
of developers, politicians, and existing homeowners who have sought
to drive up the cost of housing. But it's mostly happened due to a
societal-wide refusal to see housing as anything more than real
estate, another product available to the highest bidder. This trend
of putting local housing on a global market has worsened in recent
years but is nothing new. Housing in the United States has always
been marred by racial and income inequality that mocks the
country’s highest ideals. Deeply researched and deeply
felt, Homesick argues that we can be so much better.
And we can start where we live.
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Imprint: |
Chicago Review Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Brendan O'Brien
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Dimensions: |
228 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
304 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-64160-969-2 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-64160-969-9 |
Barcode: |
9781641609692 |
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