Who Killed the Starter Home?

• Fear of School Children and Snob Zoning, conversation with Richard Kahlenberg

  In this episode I spoke with Richard Kahlenberg. The New York Times called Richard, The Liberal Maverick Fighting Race-Based Affirmative Action. Dr. Kahlenberg works on helping improve educational outcomes for economically disadvantaged people of all races. He is the author or editor of 18 books, testified in front of the US congress and was an expert witness at the US supreme court. We talked about why his book Excluded is about housing.   Do let us know what you think about this conversation, what other topics you would like to hear or if you have any ideas for how to bring the starter homes back from the brink of extinction, send us a note at [email protected]

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• NIMBYs and American Liberalism, conversation with Jacob Anbinder

  In this episode, I spoke with Jacob Anbinder. His upcoming book, NIMBY Nation: The War on Growth That Created Our Housing Crisis and Remade American Politics, caught my attention. As a historian of American politics, Jacob has researched the root causes of NIMBYism—an essential topic for those of us working to create housing while facing NIMBY opposition every day. Jacob's research offers a wealth of useful information, but be careful—you'll discover that NIMBYs aren't lying or wrong all the time.   Do let us know what you think, what other topics you would like to hear or if you have any ideas for how to bring the starter homes back from the brink of extinction, send us a note at [email protected]  

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• Homeowners in Progressive Cities, conversation with Randy Shaw

  In this episode, I spoke with Randy Shaw, the executive director of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, a nonprofit organization in San Francisco that provides free legal services and housing for the homeless. Randy is also the editor of Beyond Chron and the author of six books. The book that caught my attention is Generation Priced Out: Who Gets to Live in the New Urban America—a must-read. Randy was one of the first to highlight that the worst housing shortages are in our progressive blue cities. For example, do you know where the first "neighborhood preservation ordinance" originated? It was in Berkeley, CA, in 1973. If you’ve ever proposed housing and been labeled a "gentrifier," you need to hear Randy’s explanation of gentrification without any new construction. I found his optimism about the future of housing incredibly encouraging—I hope this conversation inspires all of us. Do let us know what you think, what other topics you would like to hear or if you have any ideas for how to bring the starter homes back from the brink of extinction, send us a note at [email protected]

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• Radical Growth that killed trust, conversation with Edward Erfurt of Strong Towns

  In this episode I spoke with Edward Erfurt, the Director of Community Action at Strong Towns. Strong Towns is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping cities and towns of all sizes to be safe, livable, and inviting. Their incremental development advocacy is both practical and inspiring. Edward told me that to find the answer to who killed the starter home, we need to look back about 80 years. The two following episodes will also be looking at the motives and consequences of this old crime.    We would like to hear what you think about this conversation or if you have any ideas for how to bring the starter homes back from the brink of extinction, send us a note at [email protected]  

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• Home Rule and Condo Regulations, Conversation with Deb Tantleff

  In this episode I spoke with Deb Tentelff, the founding principal at https://www.tantumre.com. As a practitioner, Deb has developed over $2 billion dollars in construction of over 7,000 residential units throughout the state of NJ. She is also a housing advocate and chair of the NJ Builders Association.    Deb and I spoke about the barriers developers have to overcome trying to build new homes. I also asked Deb to explain why so few condos are created for the entry level market. It is a depressing story of good intentions leading to terrible consequences.    I hope you find this conversation educational - I certainly did. Do let us know what you think, what other topics you would like to hear or if you have any ideas for how to bring the starter homes back from the brink of extinction, send us a note at [email protected]

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