About the Issues Forum

Pennsylvania has a "steak and caviar" housing market. There is simply not enough variety or a large enough supply of homes to meet the needs of the community. The shortage of lower-cost rentals is particularly severe.

Meanwhile, homeowners are in distress as they face rising repair and utility costs. Parents are spending time stuck in traffic rather than with their children, forced into long commutes by a lack of affordable homes near their place of work. Seniors, people with disabilities, and those facing economic hardship are living in unsafe, unhealthy or overcrowded conditions.

We can do better! The Housing Alliance promotes a vision of a home within reach of every Pennsylvanian.

This Issues Forum advances high-level debate to further our understanding of the nature of the affordable housing crisis, and--most importantly--to promote promising solutions.

Issues and Topics in this Forum