Zoning is a local issue. That allows the party out of power in the White House to take the blame.
There’s more. Fewer kids means less of a need as the parents die off-surplus. Control immigration.
Then there’s my previous post. Market forces will bring prices down to an affordable level if every single man and woman living alone shares their studio or 1br apartment with someone of the opposite(or same)sex. Share the same bed-they’ll be a whole lot happier!
Yes, it’s very much a local issue.