How Los Angeles is Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis

Los Angeles Aerial. Image via trekandshoot / ShutterstockCities in the United States are short of millions of housing units. Compounded by other factors, this shortage is radically increasing the cost of both renting and buying houses. Los Angeles is no exception; with 74% of its land zoned exclusively for single-family homes, multifamily housing construction is limited to an extremely small swath of the city, making the construction of new affordable housing difficult. Complex multi-year permit