Multifamily Podcast

Legal Perspectives with Toger Swanson

Steve Guggenmos and Corey Aber

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We've extensively covered affordable housing challenges in our podcast series by looking at the data and talking with researchers, lenders, local experts and government entities, but there is one critical behind-the-scenes resource that brings all of this together: the lawyer. In this episode, Steve and Corey are joined by Toger Swanson, partner at Kutak Rock LLP, a real estate and public finance law firm. Together they discuss challenges and recent initiatives to address affordability issues, all from a legal perspective.

  • Chapter 1: 0:00 - 2:00 – Live from Optigo 2019!
  • Chapter 2: 2:00 - 7:30 – Trends and how state and local governments take on the issues
  • Chapter 3: 7:30 - 14:30 – Toger's perspective and the recent spike in projects
  • Chapter 4: 14:30 - end – Emerging trends


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