Have we turned the corner yet on the market? Mike Donnelly, part of the Multifamily Research team and author of the 2024 Midyear Multifamily Outlook report joins our co-hosts to help answer this question. Together, they break down how the economy performed in the past six months, how high supply is impacting markets across the country and the forecasted origination for the year. Chapter 1: 00:00 – Economic performance in the past six months Chapter 2: 03:07 – The multifamily market and "Corey Aber's paradox" Chapter 3: 08:23 – Metro-level multifamily housing analysis Chapter 4: 12:14 – How the ..read more

It's that time of year again: We welcome back the Ivory Innovations team to talk about the sixth Ivory Prize in Housing Affordability, an annual award recognizing ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to housing affordability. The team shares the interesting trends with this year's finalists, areas for opportunities and, of course, the 2024 winners. Chapter 1: 0:00 – Themes in this year's finalists Chapter 2: 8:07 – Areas of opportunities Chapter 3: 11:16 – Construction and Design finalists Chapter 4: 15:14 – Finance finalists Chapter 5: 22:27 – Policy and Regulatory Reform finalists Ch ..read more

Multifamily business models have evolved to focus on both resident opportunities and climate responsibility — to make a difference in both the community and for residents. In this episode, Thomas Stanchak, director of sustainability at Stoneweg US, dives into how they've incorporated sustainable practices into their business model. Chapter 1: 00:00 – Overview of Stoneweg and implementing a sustainability strategy Chapter 2: 10:03 – Cathedral Thinking for building performance plans Chapter 3: 19:37 – Applying patient commitment to physical resiliency Chapter 4: 24:42 – Technology that support s ..read more

America’s Rental Housing 2024 report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University has found that although high volumes of new supply has come online, more renter households are cost burdened than ever before, and a record number of people are experiencing homelessness. We welcome back Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, senior research associate and lead author, to discuss what these findings mean for the nation's renters and multifamily industry.  Chapter 1: 00:00 – Overview of the key findings Chapter 2: 12:27 – Composition of today's renters Chapter 3: 16:28 – The pressing issue ..read more

In this episode, we explore innovations to the affordable housing application and qualification process with Christine Wendell, co-founder and CEO of Pronto Housing. Pronto Housing is a software start-up with a mission to make the affordable housing process more accessible, intuitive and efficient for residents.  Chapter 1: 00:00 – Navigating the affordable housing landscape Chapter 2: 06:56 – Streamlining access and reducing application fatigue Chapter 3: 09:58 – The missing middle: Bridging gaps in affordable housing Chapter 4: 27:17 – Transitioning from a paper-driven process ..read more

In this episode, we explore the human impact of multifamily development with Jamar Adams, founder of Essence Development. Essence is a social impact firm dedicated to bringing hope to affordable, workforce and mixed-income housing communities. Chapter 1: 00:00 – Connections between property, market, and people Chapter 2: 06:00 – Building communities with the community Chapter 3: 10:27 – Healthcare, healthy food and hope Chapter 4: 27:17 – The human impact of design ..read more

The conversation around energy efficiency has evolved to electrification and decarbonization. To demystify those processes, Corey Aber and Luba Kim-Reynolds invited Lisa Brylowski, senior vice president of ESG Management at Brookfield Real Estate to, to walk through what it means to make assets greener in the commercial real estate space and for multifamily properties. Chapter 1: 00:00 – Decarbonization and net zero 101 Chapter 2: 11:18 – Determining emissions at a property Chapter 3: 21:18 – Green Certifications and embodied carbon Chapter 4: 29:42 – Balancing decarbonization and affordable ..read more

Our Multifamily Podcast team is snowed in at Pine Tree, Vermont! While they wait for facilities to come dig them out, the co-hosts discuss their resolutions, highlights from the year (including reaching 100K listeners) and more. Thank you to all our listeners across the U.S. and around the world. Happy New Year ..read more

Economic conditions appear to be moderating as we head into 2024, and expectations are for the multifamily market to see positive but weaker growth in the year ahead. Corey Aber and Sara Hoffmann invite Michael Donnelly, Multifamily research manager and co-author of the 2024 Multifamily Outlook report, to discuss the market trends and forecasts for 2024. Chapter 1: 00:00 – Economic big picture Chapter 2: 06:50 – Pressure of increased supply Chapter 3: 09:05 – Metro-level analysis Chapter 4: 11:46 – The next generation of renters Chapter 5: 13:39 – Cap rates and valuations Chapter 6: 18:39 – V ..read more

In this episode, Corey Aber and Luba Kim-Reynolds welcome Claire Kramer-Mills from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to the show. They dive into her team’s research on decarbonization of affordable housing in the state and New York City, discussing the impacts of legislation on affordable properties and the opportunities that exist to begin the electrification process. Chapter 1: 00:00 – Introduction: The future of housing in New York Chapter 2: 06:19 – Overview of NY affordable housing stock Chapter 3: 13:21 – Unique impact of decarbonization on small properties Chapter 4: 19:10 – Programs ..read more