The Affordable City: Strategies for Putting Housing Within Reach (and Keeping It There)

This book is a must-read for housing advocates, municipal planners, armchair urban oats, and anyone in the real estate industry. Backed by a plethora of research, Phillips effectively communicates all of the elements necessary for a balanced, integrated and effective approach to housing affordability in a variety of communities. There is no magic bullet to housing affordability, there is an entire ecosystem of factors acting in concert. This book captures the nuances and contradictions of housing policy with stunning clarity and great accessibility. A very readable work for the layman and the expert!

Got this book to learn how to be a better housing justice advocate. It's full of a long list of great policy suggestions along with clear descriptions of the benefits and pitfalls of each which is why the top-level message of the book is a great one: solving the housing crisis requires a balanced approach between supply, stability, and subsidy.If there's ever a 2nd edition with more content, I'll be sure to pre-order. Thank you, Shane D. Phillips!

This is a great overview of housing policy and the challenges of creating housing that is affordable for all incomes and groups in American cities. I really like the three "S"'s...Supply, Stability, and Subsidy - a very eloquent way to describe the current housing policy debate. A must read for anyone who cares about housing and cities

I like the book, very good information.

One star for writing a book because that in itself is not easy, and another one for the handful of points that may address affordable housing. What's disappointing and unbelievable is that the book proposes the idea that unless all 54 items are implemented, then affordable housing cannot be fully achieved. There is also a frustrating lack of the "how." Taken as an overall strategy, the recommendations support more government, more taxes, and more restrictions on private business. Lastly, there are unnecessary sidebar sermons about social issues that housing types, planning, and economics will not solve.