Escaping the Housing Trap, Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Escaping the Housing Trap, Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
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Escaping the Housing Trap
The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis

Author: Charles L. Marohn, Jr., Daniel Herriges

Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne

Unabridged: 10 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 05/21/2024

Synopsis

In Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Solution to the Housing Crisis, renowned urbanists Charles (Chuck) Marohn and Daniel Herriges introduce a first-of-its-kind discussion of the tension between housing as a financial product and housing as shelter. This is the key insight that's been missing from the Housing Crisis Conversation; and the insight that can help cities fight back against the crisis from the bottom-up.

This book offers a serious, yet accessible, history of housing policy in the United States and explains how it led us to this point in time: where we face a market that is rigged against people who, only a few decades ago, could have been homeowners or stable, long-term rentals.

Escaping the Housing Trap is the must-have resource for everyone with a stake in the future of housing in America—and that means everyone. Listeners will find discussions of housing as an investment and how the country's neighborhoods are being transformed by the introduction of large amounts of investment; explorations of housing as shelter, including discussions of zoning policy and NIMBYism; and a comprehensive overview of the Strong Towns approach to solving the American housing crisis.

About Charles L. Marohn, Jr.

Charles L. Marohn, Jr., is the president and cofounder of Strong Towns, a nationally recognized nonprofit media organization working to shape the conversation on growth, development, and the future of cities. Strong Towns supports a model of development that allows America's cities, towns, and neighborhoods to grow financially strong and resilient.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Haley

I've been a reader of Strong Towns writing for a while, but this was my first book of theirs I've picked up. You could say the insane housing market of the last five years—colliding in time with my own family of five house-hunting on one non-affluent income—has radicalized me just a bit. The current......more

Goodreads review by Tim

Lacks a silver bullet answer to housing affordability, and that's a good thing. Rather than over simplifying by only saying "remove single family zoning" and "end parking minimums", this book details the complexity of housing as both a human need and now a financial instrument. At a high level, this......more

Goodreads review by Russell

Chuck Marohn has once again written a wonderful book, though this time he has a co-author, Daniel Herriges. But whomever was ultimately responsible for each of the dozens of important, insightful arguments in the book, the result is a must-read. Politically speaking, I think there are some interesti......more

Goodreads review by Dave

As a long-time StrongTowns member, a new StrongTowns book is always awaited with anticipation. Even if I don’t align with every aspect of the StrongTowns philosophy, the books written by StrongTowns leadership are always insightful, thought-provoking, and useful in creating community dialogue. “Escap......more

Goodreads review by Anthony

Chuck (and his new friend) have done it again. I loved every part of this book that wasn't in the boring (but important) beginning four chapters that explain the history of US housing finance. I like that the book isn't afraid to aim at popular movements/"solutions" in housing and calling them out w......more

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