In this podcast Molly McCabe and I explore housing the homeless, real estate projects that make community, and the future of impact investing. Her Lotus Campaign is yielding astonishing results quite early on, having placed 150 homeless people in its first year of existence, so listen in to learn more. Molly is a veteran of the Real Estate Industry, Molly describes herself … [Read more...] about Capital is just a tool.
Equity
Confronting NIMBY-ism.
Confronting NIMBY-ism with community-oriented development strategies If you've been paying even the slightest attention to the housing market, you know that we are in the midst of a housing crisis. Cities across the country are experiencing heightened levels of homelessness and housing insecurity, with the problem being most severe in West Coast cities like Los Angeles, … [Read more...] about Confronting NIMBY-ism.
Hungry for disruption.
John Perfitt and Jason Neville have come together in Los Angeles to disrupt the homeless housing marketing. Their award-winning first homeless project, Bungalow Gardens, not only will house homeless tenants for at least the next 15 years in compact and dignified style, but is also crowdfunding equity from every day investors on Small Change. John is the … [Read more...] about Hungry for disruption.
Fighting gentrification.
Fighting gentrification with socially conscious capital investments Anyone paying even cursory attention to the real estate markets over the past ten years would think that things are going pretty well. Many metro areas, from San Jose to Tampa, are seeing substantial home value growth with many parts of the country hitting double-digits. However, with growth comes growing … [Read more...] about Fighting gentrification.
Ripe for disruption.
For many years the dirtiest word in the real estate development lexicon was innovation. Industry players were set in their ways and approached community development in the same manner, over and over. Like many other industries- from automobiles to airplanes- reality hits at some point. The old ways of doing things become less and less effective and buyers, community groups and … [Read more...] about Ripe for disruption.