It was Zohran Mamdani‘s surprise win in New York City‘s June mayoral primary that first got the media talking about the severe shortage of reasonably priced homes and apartments, not just in the Big Apple, but around the country. As Time magazine reported, his “decisive victory didn’t just shake up New York politics — it signaled a national reckoning with housing affordability.”
Worried that Democrats might finally be getting on the popular side of a major problem with proposals such as government funding for low-income housing and expanded rent control, President Donald Trump is reportedly ready to declare a national housing emergency. But before he or anyone else in the GOP floats a program of their own, they should first learn more about how a policy
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