Affordable Housing Podcast

The California deficit impact on Redevelopment Agencies

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The California deficit impact on Redevelopment Agencies
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California’s Redevelopment Agencies quietly and effectively revitalize neighborhoods and are a vital tool for creating thousands of affordable housing units in California. Redevelopment Agencies stand to lose more than $2 billion over the next two years under the latest state budget. Host Joanne Greene talks to John Shirey, Executive Director of the California Redevelopment Association…

Homeless Count 2009. Promising survey results over 2007 numbers

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Homeless Count 2009. Promising survey results over 2007 numbers
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Elaine de Coligny, Executive Director of EveryOneHome shares the results of the 2009 Homeless Count for Alameda County with Joanne Greene. 200 volunteers surveyed over 1,200 individuals in January to update local data on how many people and the characteristics of those who are homeless and at-risk of homelessness. Their findings also examine housing situations…

The impact of affordable housing on the well being of children and frail elderly

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The impact of affordable housing on the well being of children and frail elderly
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The negative impact of substandard housing on children and the frail elderly is tremendous. On the is episode of the Affordable Housing podcast, Joanne Greene speaks with Dr. Sandra Newman, Director and Professor of Policy Studies at John Hopkins University about her research on affordable housing and its impact on these two important elements of…

Creating Energy Efficient Buildings through Stimulus Package with Dvora Lovinger

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Creating Energy Efficient Buildings through Stimulus Package with Dvora Lovinger
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The federal economic recovery bill, also known as the Stimulus Package, provides unprecedented funding for building energy retrofits. On this episode of the Affordable Housing podcast, Joanne Greene speaks with Dvora Lovinger, Senior Director of Government Affairs for Enterprise Community Partners, about the specific programs that will help to rehabilitate public housing units, provide grants…

How Banks Help Customers Facing Foreclosure

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How Banks Help Customers Facing Foreclosure
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Partnerships are key to the development of affordable housing and lenders like Wells Fargo Bank play an indispensable role in insuring that projects are completed and services are provided to residents. These days, banks also play an important role in helping customers to understand their options when they’re unable to make payments on their mortgage…

Stimulus Money for Broadband Access

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Internet access and computer education are key components to the services provided to residents of affordable housing developments. In this episode of the Affordable Housing podcast, Joanne Greene speaks with Alan Greenlee, Vice President of One Economy California, an organization that helps to provide broadband access to low income individuals and other underserved populations. Alan…

Lessons from the Housing Crisis

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Lessons from the Housing Crisis
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There’s much to be learned from the current housing crisis, according to Wellesley College Economist Karl Case. In this episode of the Affordable Housing podcast, he and host Joanne Greene discuss how we can move forward and take advantage of some of what’s happened to create more affordable housing. Case say the primary lessons are…

“America’s Youngest Outcasts” – Report on Child Homelessness

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California ranks 48th in the new state report card on child homelessness, “America’s Youngest Outcasts”. In this episode of the Affordable Housing podcast, Joanne Greene speaks with Ellen Bassuk, president of the National Council on Family Homelessness, about the new study, how homelessness impacts children adversely, and what is being done throughout the country to…

Impact of Economy on SF Bay Area Real Estate

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Though credit has been extremely tight, there has been plenty of activity of late in the San Francisco Bay Area real estate market. In this episode of the Affordable Housing podcast, Joanne Greene speaks with David Stark, Public Affairs Director for the Bay East Association of Realtors, a trade association serving over 5000 real estate…

Fannie / Freddie Foreclosure Relief Plan

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Fannie / Freddie Foreclosure Relief Plan
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Details of President Obama’s foreclosure relief plan have been announced and on this episode of the Affordable Housing podcast, George Duarte, Vice Chairman of the California Association of Mortgage Brokers, explains how the plan will assist some homeowners in avoiding foreclosure. From his vantage point as both a mortgage and real estate broker, Duarte offers…