Eliza Relman

The massive housing and community development projects in Vancouver are designed to help solve the housing affordability crisis.

The construction industry is facing a labor shortage of about 500,000 workers this year. The worker shortage is pushing up housing costs amid a national housing shortage.

As people have fled expensive coastal cities for cheaper housing and cost of living in the Sunbelt in particular, employers have followed.

Inclusionary zoning policies can backfire, leading to fewer homes and higher housing costs. A new study suggests ways to optimize inclusionary zoning for affordable housing.

As the US handles an uptick in asylum-seekers, pressure is mounting to solve the housing crisis.

Generous visa programs in Southern Europe have boosted economies and attracted huge real estate investments. Now some countries are walking them back.

"They buy houses, so they do not invest and create jobs. And we know part of this housing is immediately put in the long-term and in the short-term rental markets," Pereira dos Santos said.

There's a growing shortage of skilled construction workers, and long-time contractor Michael Bodei says it's made business much more challenging.

New Yorkers are seeing their rents grow a lot faster than their wages. But other cities are doing much better.

Austin's cost of living is slightly below the national average, despite a surge in population.