Housing Developments Podcast

Hosts Jerry Howard and Jim Tobin get an update from special guest Mike Waterman with Visit Orlando on what attendees to the 2022 International Builders’ Show(IBS)can expect based on recent conferences in the area, as well as hotel updates and new local attractions that have opened since IBS was last held in Orlando.

NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz provides his mid-year report and second-half forecast. Dr. Dietz discusses the recent surge in inflationary pressures and offers advice to home builders on weathering the upcoming “perfect storm” of high material prices, high demand, and rising interest rates.

Host Jim Tobin welcomes guest host Paul Lopez, NAHB SVP of Communications, to discuss a recent – and long awaited – meeting between the NAHB Senior Officers and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the importance of finding a solution to the lumber crisis. Also, hear what's coming up in Congress.

Hosts Jerry Howard and Jim Tobin sit down with another lumber mill operator, Ross Stock, general manager of lumber mill Western Cascades Industries in Oregon to discuss lumber sustainability, the causes of the price increases, and the implications of trade disputes with Canada. NAHB is committed to airing all sides of the lumber price crisis.

Hosts Jerry Howard and Jim Tobin welcome special guest Alden Robbins, a lumber mill operator in Maine, to discuss the lumber crisis and associated fallout in the home building industry. Listen to hear straight from the lumber producers why lumber is so expensive, and when and how the industry might see some relief.

On a special episode of Housing Developments, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, joins hosts Jerry Howard and Jim Tobin to discuss housing, including the fate of the GSEs and rental assistance, and what the infrastructure bill could mean for home builders.

Hosts Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin discuss some of the legislation that Congress is likely to consider this session. Topics include the full Low Income Housing Tax Credit bill that NAHB has championed, the fate of the filibuster, immigration and a possible expansion of the Supreme Court.

Hosts Jerry Howard and Jim Tobin discuss policy changes on the horizon with Congress back in session. Tune in to hear about President Biden’s infrastructure plan, the co-hosts’ thoughts on bipartisanship cooperation in Congress, updates on lumber prices, and more.

Hosts Jerry Howard and Jim Tobin discuss the recent legal victory noting the federal overreach of the CDC eviction moratorium and what this means for NAHB members. And while this is an important legal win to rein in federal overreach, NAHB continues to urge members to seek access to the $46.5 billion of rental assistance for tenants through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program via local government and housing authorities.

Hosts Jerry Howard and Jim Tobin discuss the steps that can now be taken by the Administration to promote housing growth with the entire cabinet officially confirmed. Jim and Jerry discuss Sen. Sherrod Brown’s new, housing-focused direction for the Senate Banking Committee and the opportunities Commerce Secretary Raimondo and Housing Secretary Fudge can take to ensure housing remains a driving force of the national economy.