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Rochester's housing supply crisis

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published March 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM EST
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A housing shortage has caused major issues for people who want to own a home in the Greater Rochester region. There are many cities facing similar challenges, but not everyone is trying to solve the problem the same way.

Our guests take a look at the latest data and explore ideas for dealing with what they call a crisis.

In studio:

*Note: To read more about ReImagine ROC Housing, click here.

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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