Just across the Bay Bridge from one of the most famous examples of a broken housing market, Oakland is working to keep up with the effects of housing demand.
Sarah Karlinsky describes the efforts of Oakland, California to quell its housing crisis, after "asking rents increased more than 68 percent between 2007 and 2015."
The article reads like an executive summary for a housing plan, with background on the crisis, links to resources, and a description of each point in the city's strategy to bring balance to the city's housing market:
- Protect renters
- Take existing housing out of the speculative market
- Create new resources to build more affordable housing
- Build new market rate housing
Read the full story: Oakland’s Plan for Facing the Housing Crisis Head On
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