HUD Sec. Ben Carson Talks Affordable Housing In Exclusive GPB Interview

The median home price in Georgia is on track to nearly double from
2012 prices in the coming years, and wages haven’t kept up. Georgia
cities can be especially expensive. Atlanta rents have spiked in
the past decade at the same time the number of units classified as
affordable have been dropping. GPB’s Ross Terrell recently
discussed housing costs with U.S. Housing and Urban Development
Secretary Ben Carson when Carson was in Atlanta for a conference on
emerging strategies to address affordable housing. During their
one-on-one conversation, Carson acknowledged the problem and
emphasized the country’s ability to innovate solutions. “First of
all, we have to recognize that we do have a shortage of affordable
housing, and it's reached a crisis stage but also recognize that
Americans tend to be very innovative and very entrepreneurial,”
Carson said. “What we really want to talk about are those things
that are emerging that can solve this problem.” Carson acknowledged
the role