A growing number of Minnesotans can’t find an affordable place to live.

Along with the rest of the country, the state faces a worsening housing shortage.

The shortage especially hurts people with lower incomes. Rents are rising, along with evictions. And a growing portion of low-income residents are paying more than a third of their income on rent.

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talked about why building and maintaining affordable housing has become so expensive, and what we can do about it.