Hello and welcome to Spring! This weekend’s review covers a broad array of topics from taking action to address racial justice, examining the growth of 3D printing in the new construction market and the financial benefits to creating healthier buildings for your tenants.
Because it’s my birthday, we are taking a break from providing new content this week. However, as we cross the one year mark of the pandemic – with light on the horizon – I thought it would be nice to look back at an article I wrote in Affordable Housing Finance last summer.
The piece looks ahead and focuses on ways in which the multifamily industry can deliver social impact and support renters in a post-pandemic world. Even with all that has happened since I wrote the piece, I think it still resonates. I hope you enjoy it and would welcome any comments.
This week’s review covers some interesting innovations that have the potential to improve environmental and social impact for the housing industry, a thoughtful discussion on the impact of of affordability and the Housing Choice Voucher program, and the latest example of ESG’s growth potential.
* Apologies in advance for any and all references to movies of the 80’s and 90’s. It’s been a long twelve months.
Credit building is an essential tool to address wealth inequality for low income renter households. The Multifamily Industry can play a leadership role in this area and help put millions of low income households on the path to economic stability.
In this week’s edition, we share some stories on proactive steps that one industry player is taking to reduce evictions, an updated report on the important role that resident services can play in stabilizing the lives of low income renters, and a fascinating approach to wealth building that utilizes digital tokens to increase investment opportunities for communities of color. Finally, as impact investing continues to grow, more and more fund managers are incorporating impact frameworks to help guide their decisions going forward.
This blog is the third installment of a three-part series designed to introduce real estate companies to the process for integrating environmental social and governance (ESG) impact into their investment strategy and organizational framework.
This weekend, we are sharing some interesting and helpful stories on the intersection of health and housing, affordable housing strategies that may help us recover more quickly from the pandemic, and two innovative initiatives to improve and expand affordable housing in our cities.
This blog is the second installment of a two-part series designed to introduce real estate companies to the process for integrating ESG investment into their investment strategy and organization framework.
This week we are sharing stories on the importance of understanding and incorporating the renter’s point of view in your property management plans, innovative solutions to reduce construction costs, and what the future looks like for financing programs that serve our most underserved communities.
This week we dive into stories addressing the scale of the housing affordability crisis, unemployed renter cost estimates during the pandemic, and how all of “this” may influence how and where we work and live in the future.