The MultiGreen Podcast

2021 Responses to "What is Attainability?" with Season 1 Guests

Season 01 | Episode 31

In this special bonus compilation episode, Season 1 Guests define what attainability means to them. Together we are improving the state of the world by building green community.

(0:32) Dennis Shea
(0:48) Andy Winkler
(1:09) Henry Cisneros
(1:37) Ben Carson
(1:53) Sean Reyes
(2:21) Debra March
(2:35) Conor Dougherty
(2:51) Dennis McGill
(3:05) John Burns
(3:27) Anirban Basu
(3:37) Mark Calabria
(3:48) Len Wolfson
(3:58) Seth Appleton
(4:05) David Dworkin
(4:14) Doug Bibby
(4:22) Christopher Ptomey
(4:44) William Zheng
(4:54) Steve Morris
(5:11) Stephen Mulva
(5:39) Bobby Gilbane, Jr.
(6:02) Jonathan Reckford
(6:13) Bob Simpson
(6:36) Laura Foote
(6:47) Stacy Brimhall
(6:58) Rick Tallman
(7:06) Steve Scully
(7:35) Mario Gabelli

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The Gabelli Way to Attainable Investing with Mario Gabelli

Season 01 | Episode 30

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Mario Gabelli, discuss value investing through financial and social lenses. With history as a guide, they explore how to make a profit while also making a difference.

(0:47) Passion for the US capitalist system and equity markets
(1:02) Family history
(1:34) Early years, including Mario’s first stock purchase
(2:52) Sparking a youth’s interest in equity investing
(6:26) Mario's inspiration to become a financial analyst
(8:17) Definition of and perspective on value investing
(10:41) Valuing stocks “The Gabelli Way”
(12:52) Evaluating Disney with value investing principles
(16:05) Plastics in the context of socially conscious investing
(19:01) What Mario looks for in an analyst
(19:39) Today's inflation in historical context
(22:11) Impact of ETFs on trading and market volatility
(22:52) US inflation’s local and global effects
(25:12) Inspiration for a statement of shareholder rights
(27:27) Considerations for the future of stakeholder capitalism
(30:17) Reflections on taking GAMCO public
(31:28) Social and financial considerations of remaining public or going private
(32:30) How value investors evaluate real estate
(36:23) Mario’s entrée into philanthropy
(39:02) Determining what causes to support
(39:47) Mario's philanthropic inspiration and motivation
(41:13) Mario's definition of attainability

Additional mentions
Warren Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway
Roger Murray
Margin of Safety
Graham and Dodd Model of Stock Valuation
The Magna Carta
Poison Pill
Cumulative Voting
Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand"
Keynseian economics
Milton Friedman's theory of money supply
Charlie Munger
The Gabelli Foundation
Kristen Avansino
The Giving Pledge
Vince Lombardi

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The American Way of Attainable Ambitions with Steve Scully

Season 01 | Episode 29

In this episode, Steve Scully, Senior Vice President of Communications at the Bipartisan Policy Center, takes the interviewer’s chair and speaks with Randy C. Norton about his work at MultiGreen developing new solutions in housing. Over the course of three decades at C-SPAN, Steve served as political editor, host, and senior executive producer, interviewing every U.S. President since Gerald Ford.

(1:02) MultiGreen is addressing housing attainability within a shortage of 4.0 - 6.8 million units
(3:06) MultiGreen’s goal is to help fill a portion of this need in the form of 40,000 units by 2030
(4:53) Given current housing inventory’s unsuitable state, mass industrialization is the solution
(5:42) MultiGreen’s Workforce Plus™ focuses on front-line workers who need homes
(6:58) Randy deploys MultiGreen’s assets in order to make a positive difference in communities
(8:55) The housing shortage and new construction delays hurt infrastructure and individuals
(10:42) Multifamily communities provide savings in real estate, energy, and digital infrastructure
(11:50) Automating complex housing development tasks will benefit all stakeholders
(14:08) Randy flips the script and asks Steve to define attainability

Additional mentions
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
National Association of Realtors Call to Address Housing Crisis
Ivy Zelman
America’s Aging Housing Stock
Workforce Plus™
Migration from Los Angeles to Clark County, Nevada
Stakeholder Capitalism
Defining Housing Attainability

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The MultiGreen Way in Seattle Case Study with Rick Tallman 

Season 01 | Episode 28 

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen and Rick Tallman, Chief Development Officer at Sustainable Living Innovations (SLI) discuss their partnership on Seattle’s 303 Battery Street – the world’s first certified zero energy high rise apartment building – as a case study. They explore how SLI’s groundbreaking techniques in design, manufacturing, and fabrication result in a durable, sustainable, and profitable product that meets the needs of the environment, residents, and investors.

(01:56) Topping off and current progress
(03:00) High quality and in-demand amenities of SLI’s prefabricated units
(04:06) Engineering allowing high function units to have low environmental impact
(05:29) Measurable results from carbon-conscious design
(05:57) Convening leaders across industries to support zero net energy apartment buildings
(09:34) How energy efficiency enhances attainability
(10:12) 303 Battery’s zero-energy certification
(11:34) SLI’s unprecedented weatherproof building system
(12:04) Building features that support durability and longevity along with energy efficiency
(12:59) How 303 Battery’s net zero concept was conceived and sold
(14:32) Design, systems, and collaborations needed to deliver a net zero apartment tower
(16:54) Green building is not a compromise and its benefits are available now
(19:07) Proof that building green while making profit is possible
(20:34) Attainability as availability

Additional mentions
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Net Zero Energy (NZE) building
Manufactured housing
Direct Current (DC) Power
Equity Residential
Goldman Sachs
Seattle’s Belltown
Seattle’s Multi-Family Tax Exemption Program
International Living Future Institute
Seattle’s Moda Apartments
New Building Codes in California
New Building Codes in Washington State
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing

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The MultiGreen Way in Phoenix Case Study with Stacy Brimhall

Season 01 | Episode 27

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen and Stacy Brimhall, owner of Langley Properties, explore attaining success in the face of challenges. They review the exceptional growth of Arizona real estate despite shortages of land and water. They also take a personal look into the topic as Stacy recounts how he confronted and conquered very dark times.

(1:17) Land scarcity in the Phoenix Valley
(4:01) Comparing land scarcity in Arizona, California, and Texas
(7:22) Addressing water scarcity in Phoenix
(9:58) Arizona’s economic development and diversification
(12:09) Differing generational skill sets from Baby Boomers to Millennials
(13:46) Extraordinary housing demand in Metro Phoenix
(15:40) Pandemic’s effect on residential home values and rental rates
(18:10) How land scarcity affects Arizona housing markets today
(19:08) Stacy’s experience having depression
(20:42) Stacy’s tips for surviving and thriving, even with depression
(24:22) Advice for developers entering the Arizona market
(25:50) Attainability as an ongoing process

Additional mentions
Sun Belt
Groundwater recharge
Arizona Department of Water Resources
Metroplex
Millennials
Baby Boomers
Stick-built housing
Stacy’s book: “Defeating Depression: One Man’s Fight to Find Joy”

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The MultiGreen Way Finds YIMBYism Case Study with Laura Foote

Season 01 | Episode 26

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen speaks with Laura Foote, economist and Executive Director of YIMBY Action, a grassroots political organization with more than 20 chapters in the U.S. They discuss what YIMBY organizing has achieved, and Laura’s vision for a future where we don’t have to fight to build attainable housing.

(3:07) To meet U.S. demand, NMHC predicts 320,000 new apartments annually through 2030
(4:48) Long commutes result from high prices and housing shortages near people’s jobs
(5:38) The YIMBY activism of Sonja Trauss, an early partner in Laura’s work
(8:50) YIMBY attitude runs counter to homeowners’ common impulses to oppose new housing
(13:02) The YIMBY movement includes a partner roster that spans the country
(14:38) YIMBY Action generally supports solutions that do not promote sprawl
(19:46) YIMBY Action accepts projects to support with activism, legal strategy, or other means
(23:48) Explicitly racist housing policies are banned, but others contribute to the current crisis
(26:23) Randy and Laura’s book recommendations
(28:00) Targeted improvements to legislation and procedure can support housing construction
(32:51) YIMBY Action details support for their goals to develop over 5,500 homes
(40:23) YIMBY Action’s goal is abundant, sustainable, affordable, and thriving communities
(42:00) To Laura, attainability means affordable housing that is also near jobs and opportunity

Additional mentions
National Multifamily Housing Council Estimates
Mega-commuting
Build Build Build Build Build Build Build Build Build Build Build Build Build Build
YIMBY
NIMBY
YIMBY Action
Abundant Housing LA
Abundant Housing Massachusetts
A Better Cambridge
California YIMBY
Infill housing
Yimby Action Project Support Form
Redlining
Origins of the Housing Crisis
The Color of Law
Evicted
Segregation By Design
Neighborhood Defenders
California Density Bonus Law
Twitter profile for the State of California Attorney General, Rob Bonta
YIMBY Action’s 2021 Impact Report
Attainability

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Attainable Leadership Is the Multifamily Impact Council with Bob Simpson

Season 01 | Episode 25

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen, speaks with Bob Simpson, President and CEO of the Multifamily Impact Council. With a mantra of “Do Well. Do Good. Do More,” this organization is dedicated to establishing a framework of impact principles and reporting guidelines for the multifamily industry. They discuss how to drive more capital toward this asset class and property type by quantifying impact at the portfolio level. 

(3:10) Multifamily Impact Council, formed in May 2022, expects to release a framework for impact investing in the first quarter of
2023
(4:06) Investment framework should answer five questions, starting with: Does it improve the life of the person who lives in the property?
(5:12) The importance of financial stability and the tie to housing stability
(7:46) Some of the member organizations of the Council (including MultiGreen)
(10:23) How Bob went from media to government to finance and impact investing
(11:45) Bob’s experience as a senior legislative aide to Senator Tom Daschle
(14:24) Why a framework is important, and how it can quantify the impact of an investment
(15:36) Differences between ESG and impact investing
(16:37) Bob’s experience at Fannie Mae, developing guidelines for green investment that scales
(20:25) Writing Healthy Housing for All with the Urban Land Institute
(22:55) The US housing shortage — Bob estimates four to seven million units are needed
(24:25) To Bob, attainability starts with stable, healthy housing for families

Additional mentions
Seven Guiding Principles of Multifamily Impact Council
Federal Capital Partners
Comunidad Partners
Nuveen
PGIM
Fairfield Residential
Jonathan Rose
Dominium
Fannie Mae
ESG Investing Defined
Urban Land Institute Affordable & Workplace Housing Council
National Conference of State Housing Boards
Healthy Housing for All

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Attainable Living Is the Habitat for Humanity with Jonathan Reckford

Season 01 | Episode 24

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen and Jonathan Reckford,  CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, identify the origins and current trend of today’s housing shortage while highlighting potential solutions through legislative action and industry practices. They show how vitally important resolving the crisis is, not only for the fiscal health of the U.S., but also for the well-being of its citizens.

(1:09) Scope of Habitat for Humanity’s work
(1:34) How today’s housing shortage came to be
(2:36) How the housing shortage has worsened since 2005
(3:37) Supply-side issues impacting housing delivery
(4:40) Habitat for Humanity’s response to industry-wide cost pressures
(6:20) Supply-side solutions from construction techniques
(8:00) Time frame for bringing housing back to equilibrium
(8:45) Federal tactics to support housing supply
(9:50) Why solving the housing crisis is vital to national economic health
(11:00) How adequate housing provides benefits far beyond shelter

Additional mentions
Habitat for Humanity
Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
Shared Equity Models
Land Trusts
Modular Construction
Mixed Income Housing
Accessory Dwelling Units
Senator Todd Young (Indiana)
Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) movement
Smart Density
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Housing Act of 1949

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Attainable Housing Is the Future with Bobby Gilbane, Jr.

Season 01 | Episode 23

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen, speaks with Robert “Bobby” Gilbane, Jr., Vice President of Gilbane Development Company. They discuss how Gilbane continues to grow and improve, the challenges of developing affordable housing, and innovative approaches to deliver true attainability.

(1:11) Gilbane Inc. is a family-owned firm that has been building homes for over 150 years
(4:07) The concept of continuous improvement has long been embraced by Japanese companies
(5:35) Giving employees best-practice perspective across construction and related disciplines
(10:04) Gilbane’s affordable housing project partnerships with minority-owned developers
(13:29) Listening carefully for needs and instilling a sense of ownership empowers communities
(17:30) Washington DC’s housing crisis is exacerbated by project approval and delivery delays
(19:53) Since market rate housing costs less to build, subsidies alone are not the crisis’s answer
(22:47) Employer-subsidized housing is a more efficient solution
(26:48) The housing industry can benefit from national expertise in manufacturing
(28:11) Holistic, efficient, and reliable service delivery for water, internet, and energy
(31:37) Achieving housing attainability is a collaborative, creative, future-oriented process

Additional mentions
History of Gilbane, Inc.
Kaizen
Gilbane University
Affordable Housing Projects
Washington, DC’s Building Permit Process
Modular Construction
Attainability

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Attainable Delivery Is High-Volume Rollout with Stephen Mulva

Season 01 | Episode 22

In this episode, Randy C. Norton speaks with Stephen Mulva, Director of the Construction Industry Institute at the University of Texas. They discuss waste in construction, using technology to increase productivity, and high-volume rollout. Mulva’s work is focused on performance and productivity within construction, engineering, and project management.

(1:20) Digitization is poised to help the construction industry make housing more attainable
(2:18) 41% of large capital project costs are wasted, led by extra risk protection and trade credit
(9:40) Using blockchain to increase transparency in risk management for large projects
(12:40) Stephen’s blockchain experience and construction applications in progress
(14:58) Modeling incorporates considerations of weight, thermal properties, cost, and logistics
(17:29) Technology can increase and reduce the need for on-site craft professionals
(19:42) Scope-similar projects create opportunities to lower costs in high-volume rollouts
(22:26) Design considerations to lower costs while increasing quality
(24:05) Buildings are economic engines
(25:52) Re-slotting resources to mitigate project delays
(29:41) Lowering life cycle costs can help achieve attainability

Additional mentions
Digitization
Waste in Large Capital Projects
Trade Credit
Blockchain
PrairieDog
Data Gumbo
SIMBA Chain
BIM (Building Information Modeling)
PPMOF (Prefabrication, Pre-assembly, Modularization, and Off-site Fabrication)
Kit-of-Parts
Attainability

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Attainable Development Is Controlling Risk with Annual Meeting Panelists

Season 01 | Episode 21

In this episode, Mark Henington, Director of Finance at MultiGreen, hosts Scott Stay, President and CEO of Construction Management and Development CM&D, Dr. John Killingsworth, Assistant Professor of Construction Management at Colorado State University, and Bobby Gilbane, Chairman of Gilbane Development Company. The panelists investigate the causes of and responses to volatility in real estate development. They also detail the construction industry’s rapid technological advances, progress on attainability and sustainability agendas, and support from formal education programs.

(1:00) Panelists’ experiences and areas of expertise
(4:39) Why construction is not keeping pace with historically high demand
(7:09) Causes of and forecasts for the construction industry’s volatility
(7:51) Expanding new and effective solutions for risk management and contract delivery
(9:40) How to deal with volatility drivers impacting real estate development overall
(12:12) Mitigating volatility with a long-term vision and regional approach
(13:53) Education’s role in supporting the construction industry’s advances
(18:34) Leveraging time in planning, relationship building, and project management
(22:24) Managing the industry’s increasingly rapid technological evolution
(24:06) Who is driving domestic sustainability initiatives, and how to keep momentum going
(26:05) How to advance the mutually supportive goals of housing attainability and sustainability
(30:12) Collaboration, continual learning, and customer focus help attainability and sustainability

Additional mentions
UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow
Circular economy
Associated General Contractors (AGC)
Moody’s Investors Service
Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP) Northern Virginia Chapter
Urban Land Institute
Maryland Building Industry Association (MBIA)
Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND)
Volumetric construction
Panelized construction
Kit-of-parts theory
Type I through Type V construction
LEED rating system
International WELL Building Institute
International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge

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Attainable Construction Is An Inflation Hedge with Annual Meeting Panelists

Season 01 | Episode 20

In this episode, Jason Bellini, correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, hosts panelists Kevin Booth, Chief Financial Officer of Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), Jim Salter, Founder of CM&D International, and Jeremy Hafen, President of Clyde Companies.  They discuss multiple impacts caused by the rising cost of construction materials, including how they affect the way homes are built. They highlight the key role of economic considerations in the supply chain and provide perspective on meeting the demand for housing today and in the future.

(1:55) How inflation is affecting material pricing, sourcing, and delivery
(4:17) Potential impacts of possible legislative action on tax treatments of property sales
(5:29) Effect of prices and supply chain interruptions on choice of building materials
(7:56) Trade policy, capacity, and labor considerations affecting supply chain’s return to normal
(9:56) Importance of including economic considerations in a logistics plan
(11:15) How parties in the value chain are faring, and whether current conditions are sustainable
(12:13) Expectations for costs 10 years out and beyond
(13:25) Opportunities for alternative construction materials and practices
(15:18) Elements needed to meet long-term expectations for affordable housing demand
(18:04) Builder reactions to unexpectedly increased costs
(20:20) Potential for home building without lumber
(21:45) Perspectives on today’s high demand and prices, and how to move forward
(24:21) To what extent the potential for interest rate increases is a concern
(26:10) Considerations in estimating demand this year and beyond
(29:10) Why MultiGreen is positioned well in the current environment
(31:04) Advice on managing collaborative project planning

Additional mentions
Westcor Companies
1031 Exchange
Sunpro
Oriented Strand Board (OSB)
Price gouging
Williams Homes
Merger of Schuler Homes and D.R. Horton
Intermountain West
Sun Belt
Workforce housing
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Ivory Homes
Clark Ivory
Caliche
Grade beam
Post-Tensioned (PT) slab
3-D printed concrete
Great Recession of 2008
Federal Reserve
Jim Shuler
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

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Attainable Underwriting Is Multidisciplinary with Annual Meeting Panelists

Season 01 | Episode 19

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen, hosts a conversation with two members of the MultiGreen team: Steve Morris, Head of Operations, and William Zheng, Senior Associate in Acquisitions. They discuss how attainability shapes every aspect of their work.

(1:44) Beyond financial returns, MultiGreen assesses economic, social, and environmental impact
(3:39) In acquisitions, MultiGreen focuses on growing markets with housing supply shortages
(6:01) Beyond rent, attainable housing considers energy, water, internet access, and insurance
(8:36) As a spin-off of Green Mesa Capital, MultiGreen leverages data center expertise
(10:58) Attainability comes from efficiencies and balancing the goals of all project stakeholders
(13:56) The multi-revenue business model considers a building as a service
(14:31) Concessionary rents can offer above-market returns while providing attainable housing

Additional mentions
MSAs
Attainability
Green Mesa Capital
Building-as-a-Service (BaaS)
Rent Concessions

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Attainable Housing Advancement with Christopher Ptomey

Season 01 | Episode 18

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen, speaks with Christopher Ptomey, Executive Director of the Terwilliger Center for Housing at the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Previously, he worked with Habitat for Humanity and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. They discuss the obstacles that have contributed to the current housing shortage, and innovative policy solutions that cities are using to spur more development of attainable housing.

(1:02) ULI prioritizes market-rate solutions and options exist at all income levels
(4:13) Housing shortage is due to lags in income growth, construction, and government action
(6:45) “Not in my backyard” attitudes are a key barrier to development, but are unfounded
(9:11) A study of how Philadelphia can maintain affordable and viable housing stock
(10:48) ULI partners with other housing-focused organizations
(15:10) Solving the housing crisis requires building new units but also refurbishing old ones
(17:25) By working with communities and refining entitlements, cities can address the shortage
(21:39) ULI has study panels in over 10 cities, to make and publicize specific recommendations
(25:44) Attainable housing is affordable and adequate while connecting and serving its residents

Additional mentions
Affordability Periods
NIMBYism
Redlining
Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) in Philadelphia
National Housing Conference
National Low Income Housing Coalition
Minneapolis’ Plan to Eliminate Single-Family Zoning
ULI Asia Pacific
Housing Attainability

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Attainable Housing Initiatives with Doug Bibby

Season 01 | Episode 17

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen, speaks with Doug Bibby, President of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC). They discuss opportunities that NMHC is exploring to address the severe housing shortage in the US.

(1:14) NMHC represents 1,700 housing-related companies of various types
(3:10) What is the difference between attainability and affordability?
(4:11) Local policies limit attainability for groups not considered desirable, including renters
(6:19) Multifamily housing now offers higher risk-adjusted returns than all other real estate
(8:32) A housing advocacy movement is starting to change the conversation about development
(11:27) With real estate land use experts, NMHC studied repurposing assets to support housing
(13:11) Leveraging federal transportation funds may help exclusionary localities change zoning
(13:49) NMHC is building an objective measure of affordable development’s prohibitive expense
(16:17) Doug defines attainability as the nexus of aspiration and desire meeting reality

Additional mentions
Exclusionary zoning
YIMBY
Urban Land Institute
Community Development Block Grants
Construction-related Version of the Producer Price Index
Attainability

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Attainable Housing and Coalition Solutions with David Dworkin

Season 01 | Episode 16

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen, speaks with David Dworkin, former Senior Housing Policy Advisor at the US Treasury and current President and CEO of the National Housing Conference. They discuss how the current housing crisis stems from a lack of housing supply, and how the NHC advocates for solutions that will reduce homelessness and make homeownership more attainable for everyone.

(1:02) Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s support for affordable housing
(3:34) Better incentives are needed to stem high housing prices driven by limited supply
(5:30) Tax policy can close the appraisal gap
(6:34) Numerous fiscal, policy and zoning initiatives can support affordable housing
(7:20) The different types of tax expenditures, appropriations, and private activity bonds
(10:08) Today’s housing crisis does not mirror the 2006 - 2008 bubble
(10:40) The Law of Supply and Demand is never repealed
(12:05) Build Back Better includes an unprecedented +$170 billion in housing funding
(14:20) Green housing tends to also be sustainable housing
(15:10) High construction costs are stemming from supply chain and tariff issues
(18:35) The housing crisis is a vicious cycle, with supply shortages leading to homelessness
(20:30) Past policies have reduced interest rate risks, and fixed mortgage lending improprieties
(23:42) Creating more housing overall requires balancing regulation and market forces
(26:08) Homebuilders like MultiGreen help NHC evaluate changes to the housing system
(27:25) Policy changes can help create three million new Black homeowners by 2030

Additional mentions
Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt found NHC
Why Home Prices Keep Rising
Tax Credits in Build Back Better
Supporting Rental Housing With Private Activity Bonds
Opportunity Zones
Aligning Zoning, Taxes, and Subsidies
Housing Bubble of the 2000s
Great Society
New Deal
Increased Lumber Tariffs
When Working People Still Can’t Afford a Home
Housing And Community Development Act
Dodd-Frank
Black Home Ownership Reaches 60-Year Low

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Attainable Housing and Mortgage/Rent Solutions with Seth Appleton

Season 01 | Episode 15

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen, and Seth Appleton, President of the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO), discuss the state of the mortgage industry, including MISMO’s role in supporting all its participants. They explore the current drivers of housing undersupply, note the progress of specific solutions, and highlight home ownership’s unprecedented place as a driver of financial and societal strength.

(1:12) Belief that housing is inherently a bipartisan issue
(2:00) Professional experiences that shaped Appleton’s perspective
(3:07) How MISMO supports all aspects of mortgage creation
(4:03) How mortgage standards have improved since the global financial crisis of 2008
(5:15) The mortgage industry’s increased strength since pre-2008
(5:38) Housing undersupply is a central challenge today
(6:25) Current issues in addressing the supply shortage
(7:43) Data highlighting three key housing price and cost issues
(8:44) How to address housing cost challenges
(11:27) How to address issues on a local level
(13:00) Home ownership’s unequaled power as a vehicle to build wealth and community
(14:20) BPC Housing Council Conference’s future

Additional mentions
Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)
Mortgage Bankers Association
MISMO
Congressman Blaine Leutkemeyer (Missouri)
Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance
U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA / Fannie Mae)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC / Freddie Mac)
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)
California’s affordable apartments regularly cost over $1 million to build
Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (Texas)

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Attainable Housing and Capital Market Solutions with Len Wolfson

Season 01 | Episode 14

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen and Len Wolfson, Partner at Fed Hall, discuss the current housing crisis, including its origins and scope. They review recent efforts to address the crisis and highlight potential resolutions.

(0:50) Len’s focus on housing within a boutique government affairs firm
(1:28) Causes of America’s massive housing supply shortage
(2:26) Inconsistencies in defining the extent of the housing shortage
(3:31) Proposed supply-side solutions
(4:29) Lack of recent policy focus on housing issues
(5:06) Levels of government that can incentivize more housing supply
(6:18) How current federal intervention has made core problems worse
(6:53) Federal government’s recent Build Back Better Act is a Demand-Side Policy not Supply-Side Policy solution
(8:15) Solutions must involve all government levels along with the public and private sectors

Additional mentions
Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC)
The Great Recession of 2008
Terwilliger Center for Housing
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA / Fannie Mae)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ((FHLMC / Freddie Mac)
Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University
Build Back Better Act

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Attainable Housing and Economic Solutions with Mark Calabria

Season 01 | Episode 13

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen and Mark Calabria, Senior Advisor at CATO Institute, discuss why current housing policies don’t effectively address today’s housing supply shortage. They consider how to get industry parties to work together on solutions while more broadly inspiring the desire for positive change. They also acknowledge why this is vital not only for housing professionals, but also for the entire country.

(1:10) Why the supply shortage is an issue for housing consumers today
(2:40) Identifying areas where the housing market is out of alignment
(3:03) Why long-standing federal infrastructure and financing policies don’t work today
(7:35) How existing local regulations have become problematic
(9:15) How to address expensive delays from permitting and zoning
(11:42) Attitudes toward growth are key determinants of housing market health
(14:10) How to better align interests among housing industry parties, and more generally
(16:55) Why better public understanding of economics is a key to good housing policy
(19:50) Informational resources on supply side issues
(22:00) Why local housing market solutions are vital to the US overall

Additional mentions
The Great Depression
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Fannie Mae
Federal Home Loan Banks
Housing entitlement process
President Herbert Hoover
Variance
US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Accessory Dwelling Unit
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Great Recession of 2008
US Census Bureau
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Zoning Rules! The Economics of Land Use Regulation (William A. Fischel)
Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It (M. Nolan Gray)
Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (R. Rothstein)

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Attainable Construction and Policy Statistics with Anirban Basu

Season 01 | Episode 12

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen, interviews Anirban Basu, Chairman & CEO of Sage Policy Group. They discuss current challenges to building much-needed housing, and how new construction practices and a new generation of leaders might resolve these challenges.

(1:14) Meaning of Anirban’s name
(3:20) Current market conditions: after pandemic, demand is strong, but supply is lagging
(5:14) With supply issues, the role of construction attorney has never been more important
(8:33) Impact of wasted resources on homebuilding, how to increase efficiency/productivity
(11:21) Causes of current labor shortage in construction
(14:13) NIMBY opposition is another obstacle, and more immigration could resolve bottlenecks
(17:04) Next generation of political leaders, millennials, could solve housing problems
(19:46) Prediction of increased multi-family development, but rising delivery costs hurt attainability
(21:33) Office and retail space surplus could be converted to housing or other uses

Additional mentions
Construction Financial Management Association
What is a Construction Attorney?
Slow productivity growth in construction industry
NIMBY — Not In My Backyard, opponents to housing construction
Millennials — largest generation in US history
Anirban Basu’s Substack
MultiGreen’s Housing Goal

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