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 YIMBYUrban Land InstituteCommunity Development Block GrantsConstruction-related Version of the Producer Price IndexAttainability

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