Multifamily Podcast

Affordability Challenges with Carol Galante

Steve Guggenmos and Corey Aber

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Addressing the affordability crisis will require innovations that extend beyond just building more inventory. In this episode, Steve and Corey are joined by Carol Galante, the current faculty director of the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley, the former commissioner of the FHA, and the former president and CEO of BRIDGE Housing Corporation. Carol shares her perspectives on housing innovations, the Terner Center’s Housing Lab and lessons learned from the last recession.

  • Chapter 1: 0:00 - 10:45 – Background and the Terner Center
  • Chapter 2: 10:45 - 23:30 – The Housing Lab
  • Chapter 3: 23:30 - 33:00 – COVID-19: what does the recovery look like?
  • Chapter 4: 33:30 - end – Lessons learned for the future


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