A new report shows how public land could be a solution to Greater Boston's housing problems

The cost to rent or buy a home in Greater Boston are some of the highest in the country. In April, the median price for a single family home was $950,000, according to the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.

A recent report by Boston Indicators, the research arm of The Boston Foundation, highlights one possible solution: building housing on empty public land. The report found that developing on just 5% of public land in Greater Boston could create 85,000 new homes.

Katherine Einstein, one of the authors of the report and an associate professor of political science at Boston University, joins WBUR's Radio Boston.