"housing issue" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer generally to any type of housing-related problem. For example, "The mayor is looking for creative solutions to the city's housing issue."
Take for example the contentious housing issue ("Housing issue pushes buttons," April 5).
There is opposition, you see, because of the housing issue.
Old age is not only an economic or housing issue.
But the housing issue has aroused some controversy in Israel.
Renting, however, is not just a housing issue.
And so the housing issue affects pretty much everybody.
Right now, he said, "it's a housing issue, more than anything else".
The painstaking work goes on, but thorny challenges persist, like jobs, water, and the housing issue.
TALKS OF HOUSING ISSUE Overcrowding in the Homes Causes More Suffering Than in Subways, He Declares.
This is undoubtedly the most difficult housing issue facing the administration of Mayor David N. Dinkins.
Homelessness should be seen as a public health issue, not just a housing issue, she says.
