Historical context for housing crisis

Posted on April 19, 2021
Michelle Layser, an assistant professor in the U of I College of Law, has co-written a report comparing today’s housing crisis to that of 2008. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – Covid-19 has brought us an unpleasant blast from the past, recalling the housing crisis of 2008.

The pandemic has put a harsh spotlight on this, says Andrew Greenlee, an associate professor in the UI Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

“We will have to accept there is going to be a new normal, which presents us with unique opportunities, such as (to ask oneself) ‘how to reprioritize,” Greenlee says. He’s the co-author of an Institute of Government and Public Affairs paper on mitigating housing instability during the pandemic.

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected]. 

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