
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Multifamily housing construction is slowing — and fast. While current deliveries are putting significant downward pressure on rents, the story could very soon shift from "oversupply" back to "undersupply." Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares the latest data on apartment starts and completions, and asks: Could YIMBYs be part of the answer in bringing back at least pickup in apartment construction? Certainly, YIMBY-ism is having its moment — maturing from a grassroots effort in California to a national movement that now includes a best-selling book ("Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson) to members of the U.S. Congress forming a bipartisan YIMBY Caucus. One of the leaders at the center of this movement is Mike Kingsella, who shares how and why he joined the YIMBY cause, and where he sees it going. Mike has helped bring together a unique and diverse group of leaders across housing advocacy, policy, and industry to unite behind the singular cause of getting more housing built all across the country. Additionally, Jay brings in YIMBY-centric editions of recurring segments like "In the News" and "Rental Housing Trivia."
By Jay Parsons4.9
4141 ratings
Multifamily housing construction is slowing — and fast. While current deliveries are putting significant downward pressure on rents, the story could very soon shift from "oversupply" back to "undersupply." Rental housing economist Jay Parsons shares the latest data on apartment starts and completions, and asks: Could YIMBYs be part of the answer in bringing back at least pickup in apartment construction? Certainly, YIMBY-ism is having its moment — maturing from a grassroots effort in California to a national movement that now includes a best-selling book ("Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson) to members of the U.S. Congress forming a bipartisan YIMBY Caucus. One of the leaders at the center of this movement is Mike Kingsella, who shares how and why he joined the YIMBY cause, and where he sees it going. Mike has helped bring together a unique and diverse group of leaders across housing advocacy, policy, and industry to unite behind the singular cause of getting more housing built all across the country. Additionally, Jay brings in YIMBY-centric editions of recurring segments like "In the News" and "Rental Housing Trivia."

997 Listeners

145 Listeners

2,180 Listeners

1,972 Listeners

798 Listeners

501 Listeners

726 Listeners

10,185 Listeners

157 Listeners

226 Listeners

441 Listeners

147 Listeners

328 Listeners

23 Listeners

70 Listeners