In January 2026, three recently re-elected big-city mayors will begin their second terms: Baltimore’s Brandon Scott, Boston’s Michelle Wu, and Cleveland’s Justin Bibb. They entered office during a global pandemic, facing overlapping crises: rising living costs, a shrinking housing supply, and spikes in violent crime. Federal housing leaders should take a closer look at the cities where voters rewarded results. Cleveland, under Bibb, focused on aggressively unleashing development, housing the unhoused, and investing capital in innovative housing solutions like modern manufactured housing development communities. The housing crisis determines who gets to stay in cities, who builds wealth, and who has a stable future.