Coauthor of Through the Roof on How Housing Can Be More Affordable

Summary

Rising rents are straining family budgets now more than ever, says NYU professor Ingrid Gould Ellen, coauthor of the Lincoln Institute report Through the Roof—and the pandemic has both revealed and exacerbated the affordability crisis. Local governments should establish comprehensive plans to create more housing, she says, but action at the state and federal level will help as well.