{"product_id":"the-other-housing-crisis-ending-the-deterioration-and-loss-of-affordable-homes-paperback","title":"The Other Housing Crisis: Ending the Deterioration and Loss of Affordable Homes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTodd Swanstrom\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eA. T. Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlan Mallach\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy fixing America's housing crisis requires repairing older homes--and not just building new ones\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United States is in the throes of a housing crisis, framed by the media as a crisis of affordability. People pay too much for housing--and the solution, it seems, is to increase the supply to drive down the cost. But the national conversation on housing affordability ignores the issue of housing quality. Most people find affordable housing not through public subsidies but by purchasing or renting older housing in the private market. For older housing to be affordable, it is almost always in disrepair and\/or is in a disinvested neighborhood with low market values. Little noticed by the media, millions of American homeowners and renters live in unsafe and unhealthy housing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other Housing Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e brings attention to the neglected issue of housing deterioration and makes the case for more investment in home repairs. Contributions by expert researchers and experienced practitioners examine how housing deterioration harms the physical, mental, and financial health of residents and damages the environment. Chapters highlight innovative home repair programs in cities across the country--from Austin to Memphis to Philadelphia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe analysis and recommendations in \u003ci\u003eThe Other Housing Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e will help policymakers and practitioners to curb the loss of affordable housing and place housing deterioration and home repair squarely on the national policy agenda. Addressing America's housing crisis is not a matter of either increasing the supply of housing or preserving existing housing. We need to do both--now.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTodd Swanstrom \u003c\/b\u003eis the Des Lee Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePlace Matters \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Changing American Neighborhood\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eA. T. Harrison \u003c\/b\u003eis executive director of the Community Land Trust of Western North Carolina. \u003cb\u003eAlan Mallach\u003c\/b\u003e is senior fellow at the Center for Community Progress and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Divided City \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSmaller Cities in a Shrinking World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50475971084536,"sku":"9781642834536","price":49.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/hEmPkRbv8L9781642834536.webp?v=1788983431","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-other-housing-crisis-ending-the-deterioration-and-loss-of-affordable-homes-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}