The 2008 financial crisis did more than rattle Wall Street—it reshaped our neighborhoods. Homes that once built security for families became speculative investments. Over ten years later, that tension has only sharpened. This series explores how we got here and what it will take to put control back in local hands—because the question isn’t whether the void will be filled, but by whom. Learn more at strongtowns.org/stackedagainstus