U.S. Housing Crisis
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Over 60% of Los Angeles residents rent — not own — their homes.
LA has one of the lowest homeownership rates of any major US city. Abdul Alhaji speaks as part of that majority: a renter navigating one of the most expensive and legally complex housing markets in the country.
Vanessa Perry advised at the highest level of U.S. federal housing policy.
As a Former Senior Advisor at HUD, Perry worked inside the agency that sets national housing finance, affordability, and fair housing rules — giving her rare firsthand insight into how policy shapes housing markets.
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