In U.S. cities big and small, mayors are finding their tenures shaped by housing shortages, and efforts to build more homes, so that people of any income can afford a place to live.

The mass deportations of immigrants that President-elect Donald Trump has promised aren’t likely to make a dent in the nation’s housing crisis, many experts say, despite what he and his supporters claimed during his campaign.

Americans hand over a huge chunk of their paycheck for a roof over their heads. Policymakers are looking out for indications of what President-elect Donald Trump plans to do to ease housing costs next year after an election where voters were laser-focused on the economy.

A shortage of affordable housing in the U.S. is driving up rents and mortgages and keeping many without homes. A report published Monday points to an important cause of the problem: billionaire investors parking their money in real estate and keeping homes vacant.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump agree housing is a problem, but differ when it comes to finding solutions. Housing advocates in Ohio say Harris’ ideas would help but need the political will in Congress, and that Trump’s ideas are vague and unworkable.

As the cost and supply of housing remain top issues for voters, both presidential candidates have put forth plans to tackle the crisis, in hopes of courting voters ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

At 43, Sharon Reese is a housing market refugee — forced to return to her Ohio hometown after 18 years in Las Vegas, despite a successful career training dancers for nightclub acts.

As renters and would-be homeowners struggle with the high cost of housing, the Biden administration has announced policies to address this strain on household budgets.