The Key to a Stronger Economy? It’s Housing, Stupid.

Americans have made no secret of their anger over escalating costs of housing.

Shaun Smith : Housing isn’t something you can simply buy less of when prices rise; rent and mortgage payments hit every month .

Smith: Democrats and Republicans should embrace transformative, specific housing solutions if they want to have any chance of holding or winning power.

Housing is a place where American families can't afford a street fight, says Julian Zelizer .

Republicans and Democrats can rally around solutions we know work, he says.

Zelizer : Trump should stay away from policies that destabilize labor and supply costs and drive more families into poverty.