No Place to Live

No Place to LiveAmerica’s Housing Crisis and the Fight for Affordable Cities

America’s housing shortage is reshaping daily life in cities and suburbs alike. In this clear-eyed, journalistic account, Nathaniel Crowe explains how the crisis emerged, why affordability keeps slipping further out of reach, and what practical reforms could help restore access to stable homes.

The book traces the forces behind today’s market pressures, including decades of underbuilding, restrictive local rules, rising land and construction costs, and the growing gap between wages, rents, and home prices. It also shows how scarcity is experienced on the ground: in longer commutes, strained household budgets, delayed milestones, and communities where essential workers can no longer afford to live near the places they serve.

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For renters, homeowners, policy professionals, urban planners, advocates, and civic leaders, this is an essential guide to one of America’s most urgent challenges.