Affordable Housing Episodes

What is a social enterprise and how does this business model support more equitable homeownership? How has information asymmetry contributed to the inequality in homeownership rates? How did the lack of adequate information geared to the most vulnerable homeowners leave them susceptible to predatory scams during the 2008/9 financial crisis? With the wealth of information available online today, what role do homeowner education solutions play in increasing homeownership attainability? How has the...

Can the current housing crisis be solved with technology? How have different government policies and social forces contributed to economic and racial inequality in housing? How is the Terner Center advancing innovative policies to influence the way government at all levels is directing money towards creative ways to address housing needs? What successes have the first cohort class from the Housing Lab achieved after the program? Michelle Boyd - Program Director for the Housing Lab, joins Proptec...

What is the rooming house phenomenon? How do you provide housing for segments of the population that cannot afford market-rate housing? Is it possible for landlords to make a profit in the affordable housing market? Atticus LeBlanc - PadSplit founder, joins Proptech Espresso to answer these questions and discuss how he is using technology to increase the supply of affordable housing and create a roadmap for affordable housing renters to become affordable housing landlords. Atticus is the CEO & f...

Jada Mclean is the Co-founder/CEO of Hurry Home , the platform enabling homeownership of houses valued at $80,000 or less through shared ownership. As an alumna of the renowned Techstars Accelerator and participant of UC Berkeley Terner Center’s inaugural Housing Lab cohort, Jada has been recognized for Hurry Home’s innovative approach to filling in the gap of financing for small-dollar properties. Prior to founding Hurry Home she was an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Mcc...

Mr. Novin has over 14 years of experience in the multifamily development sector and has been involved with the development of over 9,000 multifamily units valued over $3.5B throughout California. Iman founded Novin Development to focus on urban infill, mixed-income, and transit-oriented development projects with a double-bottom line commitment to risk adjusted returns and social / environmental sustainability. Prior to starting Novin Development, Iman worked at MidPen Housing as Director of Acqu...