The other housing crisis : ending the deterioration and loss of affordable homes / edited by Todd Swanstrom, A.T. Harrison, and Alan Mallach

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swanstrom, Todd, editor.

Harrison, A. T. (Austin T.), editor.

Mallach, Alan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing policy--United States.

Housing policy.

Housing rehabilitation--United States.

Housing rehabilitation.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

monochrome

illustration

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Island Press Imprint, Princeton University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"Why fixing America's housing crisis requires repairing older homes--and not just building new ones. The United States is in the throes of a housing crisis, framed by the media as a crisis of affordability. People pay too much for housing--and the solution, it seems, is to increase the supply to drive down the cost. But the national conversation on housing affordability ignores the issue of housing quality. Most people find affordable housing not through public subsidies but by purchasing or renting older housing in the private market. For older housing to be affordable, it is almost always in disrepair and/or is in a disinvested neighborhood with low market values. Little noticed by the media, millions of American homeowners and renters live in unsafe and unhealthy housing. The Other Housing Crisis brings attention to the neglected issue of housing deterioration and makes the case for more investment in home repairs. Contributions by expert researchers and experienced practitioners examine how housing deterioration harms the physical, mental, and financial health of residents and damages the environment. Chapters highlight innovative home repair programs in cities across the country--from Austin to Memphis to Philadelphia. The analysis and recommendations in The Other Housing Crisis will help policymakers and practitioners to curb the loss of affordable housing and place housing deterioration and home repair squarely on the national policy agenda. Addressing America's housing crisis is not a matter of either increasing the supply of housing or preserving existing housing. We need to do both--now"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction : Why home repair? Why now? / Todd Swanstrom

Linking deteriorated housing with child health : Smart policy for stronger communities / Charles Bruner

On-site : Ten years of addressing housing deterioration in the Mississippi Delta / Emily Roush-Elliott and Michelle Stadelman

The whole house model : An integrated approach to home repair, climate change, and health equity / Ruth Ann Norton, Brendan Wade Brown, Kevin Chan, and Wynn Tucker

From shelter to security : Home repair and the fight for Black wealth in Richmond / Karen Black and Woody Rogers

Investor-ownership and housing quality decline and disrepair / Edward G. Goetz, Anthony Damiano, and Evan Davis

Home repair and neighborhood preservation : The Memphis case / Austin Harrison and Chris Reeder-Young

“Everything can’t be pretty, proper, and pristine” : Black women’s experiences with housing disrepair in the Housing Choice Voucher Program / Marnay Avant

Decent rental housing in hot markets : Lessons from the Repeat Offender Program in Austin, Texas / Elizabeth J. Mueller, Ben Martin, and Kathryn L. Howell

“They want you to have nothing in order to get anything” : How the implementation of home repair programs matters / Robin Bartram

Improving quality, preserving affordability : How Philadelphia is addressing repair needs in the small-scale, privately held rental stock / Eileen Divringi, Meagan Pharis, Christina Collins, Sophie Bartholomew, Leah Bakely, Rachel Mulbry, Nancy Wei, Miranda Fortenberry, Matthew Z. Fowle, and Vincent J. Reina

Unsafe rental housing and poor health : Using tenant organizing to empower community and address housing deterioration / Kristian Blackmon, Ruqaiijah Yearby, Crystal N. Lewis, Yi Wang, and Sunni Hutton

Declining home repair investments in Cleveland : How and why / Jenna Dublin-Boc, Kelly Kinahan, and Stephanie Ryberg-Webster

Why does Saint Louis spend so little on home repairs? / Brian Adler and Todd Swanstrom

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride : Housing deterioration, home repair, and public policy / Alan Mallach

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-324) and index

Print version record; title from PDF title page (DeGruyter Brill, viewed August 25, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Other housing crisis.

ISBN:

9781610914185

161091418X

9781642834543

1642834548

OCLC:

1611488180

Publisher Number:

CIPO000422551

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license