Heather Tremain | Key to Key: Unlocking Attainable Housing
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Heather is a city builder with a passion for social purpose real estate and sustainable development. Since joining Options for Homes, Heather has been a champion of affordable homeownership and has helped achieve change to both public policy and funding in support of this segment of the housing spectrum. Prior to her role as CEO, she founded and led a strategic real estate and development consultancy to non-profits, and was the co-founder and CEO of a Vancouver-based green building consulting and development company. \\xa0
Heather is active engaged in other housing activities including co-founding Circle Community LandTrust that now owns and manages over 600 units of rent geared to income homes across Toronto. She also is a board member of Nch\\u2019Kay Development Corporation, the economic development arm of the Squamish Nation.
- Find out about Heathers journey into Real Estate development and what inspire the route into the non-profit sector
- Highlight the advantages and challenges of the non- profit world
- Look at the role that Architecture & Design plays in creating quality affordable housing and a sense of community and connectedness
- Discuss the increasing popularity and demand of proportional home ownership
- Share ideas on how to overcome the challenges of providing attainable housing
- Look at the positive impact of securing attainable housing on the emotional, physical and financial well being of homeowners
- See how affordable housing intersects with sustainability and environmental considerations
- Discover insights into the role of advocacy and policy work in advancing the goals of affordable housing developments