EP240 Solving the Need for Workforce Housing with Scott Choppin

Published: Aug. 10, 2020, 5 a.m.

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As real estate prices increase, and the supply of new construction fails to keep pace with demand, the need for middle income housing is a steadily rising challenge that many communities are experiencing.\\xa0 Today we\\u2019re going to discuss Workforce Housing. \\xa0What is it, who benefits from it, and how is it being developed?

And here to have this conversation is Scott Choppin, a seasoned real estate developer with hundreds of millions of dollars of experience and specialization in workforce housing.\\xa0 He\\u2019s also the founder of Urban Pacific, which specializes in the development of a unique type of Urban TownHome.

Scott is going to share the development model that he\\u2019s employing in middle-income neighborhoods that cater to co-living and inter-family residents.\\xa0 We\\u2019ll discuss the cost saving techniques he\\u2019s employing to develop and build these properties without any type of government subsidies.\\xa0 We\\u2019ll also discuss the defensive nature of this type of housing against economic downturns and the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

There is a very real problem in which wages in our country aren\\u2019t keeping pace with the cost of housing.\\xa0 Creative solutions like the type Scott shares in this episode are necessary if we\\u2019re going to overcome these challenges.\\xa0 You can contact Scott through his website at\\xa0www.urbanpacific.com\\xa0or learn more through Urban Pacific\\u2019s youtube channel.

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