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In this episode, Corey Aber and Steve Guggenmos chat with Jason Pugh from the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) about DEI efforts within the urban planning and architecture industry. Chapter 1: 0:00 – Introducing NOMA, a nonprofit minority architecture organization Chapter 2: 11:00 – Jason Pugh's background Chapter 3: 23:41 – Community engagement strategy Chapter 4: 31:00 – Minority architecture professional organizations

In this episode, Corey Aber and Steve Guggenmos chat with Peter Slaugh, Managing Partner and Founder of Open Path Investments and Alejandra Montano, Director of Impact from UV Residential, about rental communities and how to engage tenants with their four-pillar framework. Chapter 1: 0:00 – Introducing the four-pillar framework that connects individuals and the broader community Chapter 2: 10:00 – Community Partnerships Chapter 3: 20:41 – Urban Village Program Impact

In this episode, Corey and Steve are joined again by Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, senior research associate at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. Their conversation covers topics like rental deserts, residual income burdens and what potential impacts COVID-19 policy have had on renters. Chapter 1: 0:00 – Current affordability landscape and rental deserts overview Chapter 2: 8:39 – Residual income burdens Chapter 3: 16:40 – Impacts of COVID-19 policy on renters

Solving the housing shortage involves understanding complex, local housing policies and how they affect supply. Fortunately, resources like Up For Growth's Charlotte Housing Policy and Affordability Calculator, help piece together some of these details. In this episode, we're excited to welcome back Mike Kingsella, Chief Executive Officer at Up for Growth. Mike – and Up for Growth – have done a great deal to bring attention to housing affordability, policy and the market imbalance.

In this episode, Steve and Corey discuss housing that is designed for individuals with disabilities, and how accessible and inclusive housing have evolved over time. They are joined by Reverend Luis Cortes at Esperanza​ – a faith-based nonprofit organization driven to strengthen Hispanic communities through education, economic development, and advocacy. Chapter 1: 0:00 – Background on Esperanza Chapter 2: 10:05 – Gentrification and Affordable Housing Chapter 3: 20:00 – START Program in Philadelphia Chapter 4: 31:15 – Bank Counseling and Mediation

In this episode, Corey and Steve are joined by Sara Hoffmann, director in the Freddie Mac Multifamily Research & Modeling team and a lead author of the annual Midyear Outlook report. Their conversation covers topics from multifamily market fundamentals, rising interest rates to inflation, and how these changing macrofactors are flowing into the multifamily market.

In this episode, Steve and Corey discuss housing that is designed for individuals with disabilities, and how accessible and inclusive housing has evolved over time. They are joined by Allie Cannington, Senior Manager of Advocacy and Organizing at the Kelsey – an organization whose mission is to pioneer disability-forward housing solutions that open doors to more homes and opportunities for everyone.

America's housing affordability challenges need innovative solutions now more than ever. In this episode, Corey and Steve welcome Kent Colton and Abby Ivory and discuss this year's finalists for the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability, a national award that recognizes ambitious, feasible and scalable solutions to housing affordability. Kent is Chair of the Ivory Prize's Advisory Board and Abby is the Managing Director of Ivory Innovations.

The America's Rental Housing Report is published every two years by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. It's a comprehensive report that summarizes market conditions and provides insights on a full range of issues facing rental housing. In this episode, Corey and Steve are joined by Alex Hermann, Senior Research Analyst at the Joint Center for Housing Studies. Together, they discuss the state of the rental housing market over the past two years and where it has left 44 million rental households across the country.

Recent research shows that at least 68,000 new affordable units must be constructed on Tribal lands to eliminate overcrowding, replace inadequate units and address the current housing need. In this episode, Steve and Corey are joined by three people who have significant expertise on this subject: Elizabeth Glenn, the CEO of Travois, Alexandria Murnan the Director of Affordable Housing at Travois, and John Galfione, Director and Investment Manager at RBC Community Investments. Together, they discuss the history of housing in Indian Areas and what's being done to close the affordable housing gap.

Landlord and Tenant Relations with Shamus Roller by Freddie Mac Multifamily

In this episode, hosts Corey and Steve welcome back Sara Hoffmann, director in the Freddie Mac Multifamily Research & Modeling team. Together, they discuss the recently released 2022 Multifamily Outlook research report, its key findings, plus changes to macroeconomics and how these all impact the outlook for the multifamily housing market.

50,000! That's how many listens we've had on the podcast since the series launched in April 2019. This is an amazing milestone and we are humbled and deeply appreciative of all our listeners. In this episode, Steve and Corey take a look back at a few of their favorite episodes from 2021. They also celebrate our listeners across the U.S., around the world, and give a special shout out to some of our most loyal listeners.

A consistent theme in discussions on closing the affordable housing gap is zoning and land use policy. In this episode, Corey and Steve talk with Leila Banijamali, the CEO of Symbium, a new company that has taken on the challenge of making zoning accessible to the general public through new technologies. Symbium has already put their tools to use in working with the City of San Francisco and the City of San Mateo, and they were recently recognized by both the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability and Facebook's Housing Innovation Fund.

In this episode, Corey and Steve take a deep dive into millennials housing patterns with an academic researcher, Hyojung Lee. Hyojung is an assistant professor at Virginia Tech University with an interest in housing demographics and urban economics. Together, they discuss how this data compares to other generations and what we can expect in the future.

Philanthropy is a key player in addressing some of today's most important housing related challenges. In this episode, Corey and Steve are joined by Eileen Fitzgerald, Head of Housing Affordability Philanthropy at Wells Fargo, to talk through the fundamental roles of philanthropy in affordable housing and what we can learn from their involvement.

The Housing Choice Voucher program — often referred to as Section 8 — is at the intersection of housing policy and regulation, and it impacts the lives of numerous individuals and families. In this episode, Steve and Corey are joined by Eva Rosen, Assistant Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and the author of the book The Voucher Promise: Section 8 and the Fate of an American Neighborhood.

The pandemic has had a profound impact on both single and multifamily housing and we've seen large shifts in market fundamentals, property prices and where people are choosing to live. In this episode, Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sam Khater is back to talk about macro and microeconomic trends in the housing market and some of the implications for rental housing.

The events of the past 16 months have drawn focus on racial inequities in the housing market. In this episode, Corey and Steve take an in-depth look at these disparities with Jacob Faber, associate professor at NYU's Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service. Together, they discuss redlining, intentional segregation and other driving factors that contributed to today's housing inequalities, as well as the considerations that are being made to address them.

Freddie Mac Multifamily's 2021 Midyear Outlook report brings together data and insights into current conditions in the multifamily rental market. Sara Hoffmann, director in the Multifamily Research & Modeling team at Freddie Mac, leads the work on this report. She is back by popular demand and joins Steve and Corey to talk through economic uncertainty this past year, how this has impacted the multifamily debt market, the strong rebound in 2021, and projections for the remainder of 2021 and beyond.

We're excited to welcome back Michael Novogradac, managing partner of Novogradac & Company LLP. In 2019, Michael, Corey and Steve took an in-depth look at the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, from inception to today, and the role it has played in the affordable housing market. In this episode, they continue that discussion, but with a focus on recent developments and opportunities for both housing and community development.

In this episode, Corey and Steve welcome back Jenny Schuetz, Senior Fellow within the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution. Jenny is an expert on urban economics and recently released a report titled “What the US can learn from rental housing markets across the globe.” This report gathers institutional knowledge from real estate scholars who have lived and worked in these areas and gives some great insights into the way six different markets operate around the globe.

Sidewalk Labs, an urban innovation company, is helping build the future of multifamily developments. In this episode, Corey and Steve are joined by Violet Whitney, Senior Product Manager and Ivory Wang, Computational Designer. Violet and Ivory are two of the masterminds behind Sidewalk Labs new product, Delve – a real estate artificial intelligence tool that uses generative design and machine learning to enhance development projects.

Third times a charm – we’re thrilled to welcome back Kent Colton to the podcast. Kent is president of the Colton Housing Group and senior research fellow at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard. He is also chairman of the advisory board for the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability. The Ivory Prize winners exemplify innovation and solutions to housing affordability. In this episode, we take an in-depth look at what is going on at a grassroots level, emerging themes from 2020 and recap this year’s Ivory Prize winners.

No state has an adequate supply of affordable rental housing for the lowest income renters. In this episode, Corey and Steve focus on two topics we've covered a lot recently – the shortage of affordable housing and pandemic impacts – but with the fresh perspective of two lead researchers from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Together they discuss the affordability gap and how recent renter assistance programs are being implemented around the country.

In the east side of Hollywood lives a community of immigrants who have struggled with social and economic inequalities for over 60 years. In this episode, Corey and Steve talk with Chancee Martorell, the founder and executive director of Los Angeles’ Thai Community Development Center. Chancee oversees a wide range of initiatives, including human rights advocacy, affordable housing, healthcare access, small business promotion, social enterprises and neighborhood empowerment. Together, they discuss the story of Thai Town and some of the challenges and opportunities for LA’s Thai community.

In this episode, we look at the intersection of several topics in housing today — generational change, housing preference change, lifestyle and livelihood change, as well as racial inequities. To help us pull all of these themes together, we welcome back Chris Herbert, managing director at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in the Department of Urban Planning and Design, and a member of the Freddie Mac board.

In this episode, host Corey Aber looks at recent trends in commercial real estate with Jeff Berenbaum, director and co-head of CMBS Strategy and Analysis at Citi, and our own Steve Guggenmos, vice president of Research & Modeling. Together, Jeff and Steve share their perspectives on market fundamentals, housing affordability and how 2020 events are impacting 2021 forecasts. Jeff Berenbaum's disclosures -https://ir.citi.com/0kVm8eZJm8EMK7JNmzH7JNJNJHYxtTLuCKgKrQD0IUztP4jM%2FxcthfiBDnQ0L5DJ04X56XG0by5YdtvuVgrVfVejjp5u13ypawAkI4voLdo%3D

How can we use big data to improve upward mobility in America? In this episode, Steve and Corey talk with David Williams, Director of Policy Outreach at Opportunity Insights – a research and public policy lab based at Harvard University that is dedicated to identifying economic and social mobility opportunities. Together they discuss recent initiatives that help identify barriers to economic opportunity and empower people to rise out of poverty and achieve better life outcomes.

Real estate is a pervasive sector, yet many high-school students can’t see a pathway to ownership and investing. In this episode, Steve and Corey talk with Cedric Bobo, CEO and Co-Founder of Project Destined – a real estate focused social impact vehicle that trains urban youth to be real estate owners and stakeholders. Together they discuss wealth building, education, property management and other skills that can have a profound community impact.

Half of the rental units in our country are outside of the institutional space, and these individual landlords have historically had limited access to tools and resources to manage their rental properties. In this episode, our hosts are joined by Ryan Coon, Co-Founder and CEO of Avail, an online platform for small, independent landlords and their tenants. Listen in as he shares what this universe of rentals looks like and how owners and renters are feeling the impacts of the pandemic.

In this episode, we take a virtual walk down Main Street. Or, more precisely, main streets: why they’re so important to communities, why they may be at risk and what can be done about it. Corey and Steve are joined by someone who wrote the book on Main Street — literally: Dr. Mindy Thompson Fullilove. Dr. Fullilove is a social psychiatrist and author of author of eight books, including her most recent book entitled "Main Street: How a City’s Heart Connects Us All. "

Steve and Corey look back at 2020 and note a few of their favorite things including books, music, TV and movies, as well as podcasts. Happy New Year and cheers to 2021!

The role of farmworkers in our country has a profound impact on all of our lives. In this podcast, Corey and Steve are joined by three guests with long histories in the development of farmworker housing: Marty Miller, executive director at the Office of Rural and Farmworker Housing, Tony Daguanno, vice president of Originations at National Equity Fund, and Bryan Ketchum, director at Catholic Charities Housing Services. Together, they discuss the background of farmworker housing, what it takes to retain residency and build housing and forward-looking impacts.

Renter affordability remains a curious topic in the face of the pandemic. Fresh off publishing his new report, Renter Affordability Reexamined, researcher, Kevin Burke sits down with Steve and Corey to discuss some insights from the paper and discuss the city of Los Angeles’ recent efforts to address affordability. Tune in for a comparison of how things have changed, a breakdown of what’s been impacted and a couple surprisingly positive trends he’s seeing.

COVID-19 continues to have a profound impact on our lives. Understanding consumer sentiment can be a bit difficult, but fortunately, for the past few years, we’ve been conducting quarterly consumer surveys to better understand market trends. In this episode, Steve and Corey discuss these survey findings with Freddie Mac colleagues John Shipala, senior director of Strategy, Insights and Analytics, and Elizabeth Moesle-Walton, director of Market Insights.

This episode features a topic that might seem counter-intuitive, even within our industry: permanent supportive housing. Steve and Corey sit down with Cristian Ahumada, Executive Director of Clifford Beers Housing, and Debbie Burkart, National Vice President of Supportive Housing at the National Equity Fund. Together, they discuss permanent supportive housing—an intervention that combines affordable housing assistance with voluntary support services to address the needs of chronically homeless people—and the broader applications that can be gleaned from these innovations and put to use in other areas of housing.

Our recent episodes have focused on policy and innovations to address housing affordability. In this podcast, Steve and Corey focus on how these practices drive change for residents, neighborhoods and communities. They are joined by Ron Moelis, CEO and founding partner at L+M Development Partners – a leading affordable housing developer in the NYC area; Washington, D.C.; and California. Their discussion covers numerous topics ranging from gentrification, racial and social justice, mixed-use and mixed-income housing, as well as special considerations due to the pandemic.

Urban planning initiatives, such as the development of our national highway system, often have long-term effects on a community’s economic growth and equitable development. In this episode, Carlton Eley, Regional Equity Initiative Manager for the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission, shares his perspectives on equitable development, gentrification, and the unintended impacts of community planning.

The first half of 2020 is a tale of two economies: the pre-pandemic economy and the economy of the pandemic’s first three months in the U.S. The unprecedented nature of this crisis will undoubtedly impact the housing market, but to what extent is still being played out. In this episode, Corey interviews co-host Steve Guggenmos, and Sara Hoffmann – director in the Multifamily Research & Modeling team and lead author of Freddie Mac’s 2020 Multifamily Midyear Outlook. Together, they take a closer look at market trends, changing volumes and rental demand, and the forecast for the multifamily originations market.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there wasn’t enough safe, affordable housing to meet the need, and 10+ million renters were spending more than half their income on housing. In this episode, Steve and Corey talk with Jenny Schuetz – fellow at the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and a leading voice on urban economics and housing policy. Together, they take a closer look at strategies for increasing affordable housing beyond the COVID-19 economic crisis.

Recent zoning changes in Minneapolis and Oregon highlight the importance of land-use regulations and their effect on housing affordability. In this episode, Steve and Corey are joined by Emily Hamilton, research fellow and director of the Urbanity Project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Emily’s work focuses on affordability challenges stemming from zoning and the development process, leading to a mismatch of housing stock to housing need. Together, they discuss the history of local-level land use regulation and current changes occuring throughout the country.

Addressing the affordability crisis will require innovations that extend beyond just building more inventory. In this episode, Steve and Corey are joined by Carol Galante, the current faculty director of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley, the former commissioner of the FHA, and the former president and CEO of BRIDGE Housing Corporation. Carol shares her perspectives on housing innovations, the Terner Center’s Housing Lab and lessons learned from the last recession.

Housing is not just a market commodity – it’s also a basic human need. It contributes to all aspects of social, community and economic life. In this episode, Steve and Corey are joined by Katherine McKay, senior program manager with the Financial Security Program at the Aspen Institute and lead author of the new report “Strong Foundations: Financial Security Starts with Affordable, Stable Housing.” Together, they discuss the report’s key findings, financial challenges and how society benefits when families have affordable, stable housing.

Freddie Mac Multifamily’s Green Advantage® loan program has seen tremendous growth since it’s inception. Working closely with investors, lenders and borrowers, the program supports workforce housing, contributes to building sustainable communities and encourages positive social and environmental practices. In this episode, Steve and Corey are joined by colleagues Amanda Nunnink and Luba Kim-Reynolds from our Investor Relations team to discuss the evolution of our green program, its benefits to tenants and the environment and some highlights from the inaugural Green Bond Impact Report.

Solving the housing shortage involves understanding complex, local housing policies and how they affect supply. Fortunately, resources like Up For Growth’s Charlotte Housing Policy and Affordability Calculator, help piece together some of these details. In this episode, we’re excited to welcome back Mike Kingsella, executive director at Up for Growth. Mike – and Up for Growth – have done a great deal to bring attention to housing affordability, policy and the market imbalance.

We’re excited to welcome back Kent Colton to the podcast! Kent is president of the Colton Housing Group and senior research fellow at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard. He is also chairman of the advisory board for the Ivory Prize for Affordable Housing. The 2020 Ivory Prize winners were announced just before this podcast and exemplify innovations and solutions to addressing housing affordability. In this episode, we take an in-depth look at some of those projects, talk about what is going on at the grassroots level and recap this year’s Ivory Prize winners.

Small properties are a critical source of affordable multifamily rentals. In this episode, Steve and Corey talk with Andrew Jakabovics, vice president for policy development at Enterprise Community Partners – a national nonprofit that focuses on housing affordability. Together they discuss challenges to preserving small multifamily units, their on-going affordability, market trends and research into this segment of the market.

10,000. That’s the number of total listens to the Freddie Mac Multifamily podcast since we released our first episode in April 2019. We’re really grateful that so many of you have tuned into the show and for all the fantastic guests this past year. And as a way of saying “thank you,” we want to share some of our fun moments that didn’t make the cut.

Times of distress, like we’re in now, highlight the importance of housing and community security. In this episode, Steve and Corey chat with Bobby Turner, founder of Turner Impact Capital – one of the nation’s leading voices in social impact investing. Together they discuss housing innovations and take a deep dive into the important topics of education and health care and their impact on housing affordability.

Live from the Freddie Mac Multifamily Optigo 2019 conference! In this episode, Steve and Corey sit down with Brad Andrus, founding partner of Bridge Investment Group, and take an in-depth look at workforce housing beyond the financing. Bridge has been innovative in finding ways to preserve affordability without public subsidies in markets where preservation is needed most. Factors like social services, child care, on-site amenities and safe communities are also key considerations in their work.