On this epic episode, we welcome Chuck Marohn, founder and president of Strong Towns. Chuck's bestselling new book, Escaping the Housing Trap, kicks off the conversation, which winds its way through a variety of important issues facing cities today.
Topics 02:33 - What is the housing trap? 04:05 - Pre-Depression era housing finance 08:00 - Government response to Depression vs the 2008 Housing Crisis 13:15 - Supply and Demand vs Finance as causes of the housing crisis 16:04 - Did we get here via High Modernism or hot fixes? 23:16 - When did we cross the Housing Trap Rubicon? 26:36 - What role does the finance market play in the housing shortage? 33:15 - Why doesn't the housing market doesn't respond to consumer needs like other markets? 35:37 - What's wrong with demand side approaches to affordability? 38:55 - The Strong Towns approach to addressing the housing trap 45:21 - How do we sell the Strong Towns approach to our community? 1:01:56 - Budgetary forests and trees 1:04:19 - Chuck's has beef with sales tax 1:18:17 - Why sales tax creates a higher burden for understanding your city's finance 1:24:38 - What role should state government's play to help city's improve their fiscal health?
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