On today\u2019s episode of Hear Me Out: housing the nation.\xa0\n\nWe have an affordable housing problem \u2014 and an affordability problem, period, but that\u2019s another show.\xa0\n\nWhen we talk about solutions to homelessness and cost burden for renters and homeowners alike, many progressives lean toward government intervention\u2026 because capitalism seems to have failed us. But has it, really? Or is for-profit development the surprising answer to affordable housing?\n\nJon McMillan of TF Cornerstone \u2013 and author of a chapter in Housing The Nation \u2013 joins us.\n\nIf you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: hearmeout@slate.com\n\nPodcast production by Maura Currie.\n\nYou can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus! Sign up now at slate.com/hearmeoutplus for just $15 a month\xa0for your first three months.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices