We Got Priced Out of L.A.

My Husband and I Did the Math and Headed to Atlanta

As a young 20-something from the backwoods of North Carolina, Los Angeles presented endless possibilities and promises. Armed with a film degree, I moved to Hollywood from Morganton, North Carolina to fulfill my dream of working in the movies. Life in the big city was an easy formula then: Make enough to cover rent, park where your sticker allowed, call your mom once in a while, and don’t get arrested. Going anywhere was as simple as picking up your keys and locking the door behind you. The most pressing issue …

L.A.’s Affordable Housing Crisis Can Be Fixed

What Other Cities—From Seattle to Freiburg—Have to Teach Us

When it comes to affordable housing, Los Angeles has a serious problem. L.A.’s housing market is the second least affordable in the nation—behind only to San Francisco. Middle-class families can …

Mortgage Maven Graham Williams

Lisa Simpson’s Kindred Spirit

Graham Williams is the CEO of Mortgage Resolution Partners, a firm that works with communities to keep people in their homes after they’ve been foreclosed on. Before participating in a …