To the Point
To the Point
KCRW
The housing shortage, the presidential campaign and the NIMBYs
42 minutes Posted Jul 11, 2019 at 7:00 am.
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The house with the picket fence is an American tradition, protected by law. But, as prices rise, homeowners are closing the door on the next generation. Presidential candidates are proposing incentives to build apartment houses where they’ve been banned for generations. Beware the wrath of the NIMBYs.