This was a very informative read, and unfortunately I live in a town that doesn’t want any apartments being built. They attempt to shut it down which just drags on the time and then rent goes up. I’m an area which only retail/warehouse/food service jobs in a 20 mile radius, with rent for a one bedroom at a minimum of 1500, and 2 bd at 2000. The town next door attempted to build affordable housing and the lies I would see against it were so blatantly classist I was appalled. Eventually, it would become apartments with 10% affordable housing. Want to buy a house? A one bedroom is $300k and with rates… it’s just not doable. In order to get a better paying job, expect a one hour commute here.

This book goes in depth on how urban planning, politics, and law hurt Americans by limiting the amount of housing, driving people to have longer commutes. Since the 90s, many people have not moved as often as they once did, which makes me curious, were the employers paying to move them in the past? For those renters, think of the down payment of a deposit, first and last months rent, and brokers fees…. Than a moving van. It’s unfair and we need change asap. This book also covered ways we can handle the housing crisis.

Thought-provoking and necessary read.

From a nation of migrants to a country where more than 65 percent of residents in lower socioeconomic areas are stuck in the cities they were raised in, the American Dream no longer works as it once did. The author argues why it is so important to have the freedom of geographic mobility. An interesting read!