Who Killed the Starter Home?
Have you seen any starter homes for sale lately? Neither have we. In this podcast, we speak with experts and try to figure out why this humble first home is going extinct. We’ll be exploring if it is the politicians, wielding zoning laws like a murder weapon who killed the starter home? Or maybe the scaredy-cat planners and designers? Or the developers, armed with cookie-cutter plans and corporate indifference? Is it our convoluted tax policy that subsidies homeownership, but puts every tax pena...
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Episodes (81)
Fear of Others Moving In. Conversation with Tara Paxton
Who Killed the Starter Home?
The Regulations Are a Smashing Success, Yet New Jersey Is Still Segregated. Conv...
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We Built New Towns Before. Why Not Again? Conversation with Justin Hollander
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A Thousand Small Fixes That Might Actually Work. Conversation with Jack Farrell.
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Spanish Colonial Meets State Pro-Housing Laws in Santa Barbara, CA. Conversation...
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Zoning Is Theft. The Set-Aside Is the Windfall Tax. Conversation with Creigh Rah...
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The YIMBY Recipe: Clarity and Carrots. Conversation with Jack Farrell
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Claiming the Designer's Seat at the Developer's Table. Conversation with Christo...
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Calibrating Caution and Unlocking Housing Choices. Conversation with Andrew Burl...
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The Data is In: Inclusionary Zoning is Killing Starter Homes. Conversation with...
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Dating like an Architect: Will You Design a House with Me? Conversation with Ora...
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Why is Post-Disaster Money the Only Tool That Works? Conversation with Randi Moo...
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Housing Boards:The Helpful, the Unhelpful, and the fun!
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Stitching the Sprawl: Reclaiming Our Streets. Conversation with John Surico
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You Can’t Afford NOT Having Community Engagement. Conversation with Merilee Meac...
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A Tangled Mess of Rules: Is the time right for reform? Conversation with Silvia...
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What if the Housing Crisis is Intentional? Conversation with Ricardo Flores
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Marrying Activism and Finance to Uplift the "Worst Off". Conversation with Mike...
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Is Technology the Silver Bullet? Conversation with Sujit Singh
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From Undocumented Roots to the Mayor’s Office to Congress?
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Will a "Tell-It-Like-It-Is" Approach Work in Washington? Conversation with Raymo...
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Doctor and Mayor: Don’t Leave it to Amateurs. Conversation with Brad Cohen
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Progress, Not Perfection: The Entrepreneur in Politics. Conversation with Squire...
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When a Scientist Takes on Politics. Conversation with Sam Wang
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Service Above All: The Heart to Do Right by the People. Conversation with Shanel...
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Why and How Democrats Must Deliver. Conversation with Sue Altman
Who Killed the Starter Home?
The Courage to Challenge Democratic Inaction. Conversation with Kyle Little.
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From Trenton's Struggles to Dreaming Forward. Conversation with Elijah Dixon
Who Killed the Starter Home?
New Energy for a New Generation: A Conversation with Jay Vaingankar, (NJ congres...
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Welcoming A Plane Full of New Neighbors Every Day. Conversation with Teresa Gold...
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How the American Dream Got Stuck. Conversation with Yoni Appelbaum
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Homelessness Is a Housing Problem. Conversation with Gregg Colburn
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If Lawmakers Won't Act, Voters Will. Conversation with Andrew Mikula.
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Stop Pretending All Solutions are Equal. Conversation with Luca Gattoni-Celli
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Avoiding Conflict Does Not Build Consensus, Conversation with Casey Anderson
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Sustainability Starts With Flexibility. Conversation with Taizo Yamamoto
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Communism, Consumerism, and Rules that Make No Sense.
Who Killed the Starter Home?
The Market Is Screaming. Zoning Isn’t Listening. Conversation with Mike Hathorne
Who Killed the Starter Home?
How States Actually Make Housing Happen - Conversation with Elmer Moore, Jr.
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Imperfect and Incomplete: And Better for It. Conversation with Benjamin Schneide...
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Sacred Places with Flexible Spaces. Conversation with Pastor Mark Elsdon
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Slime Mold Urbanism: Let People Make Mistakes, conversation with Anthony Mattacc...
Who Killed the Starter Home?
The Real Climate Solution: Agency, Not Fear & Doom. Conversation with Alex Margu...
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Want to Fix Housing? Start with A Happy Hour - conversation with Ned Resnikoff
Who Killed the Starter Home?
A House for Mom, Flexibility for All! Conversation with Carrie Shores Diller
Who Killed the Starter Home?
NIMBYism isn't a Phylosophy, YIMBYism IS! Conversation with Bryan Caplan
Who Killed the Starter Home?
The $500,000 Gamble: Why We Need Legislative Change. Conversation with Kevin J....
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Reports Don't Build Homes, Leaders Do. Conversation with Ryan Fecteau.
Who Killed the Starter Home?
Neighborhood Creation by Immaculate Conception or Careful Curation? Conversation...
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Small Is Mighty: Boutique Retail Reviving Cities. Conversation with Edie Weintra...
Who Killed the Starter Home?