Rental housing economist Jay Parsons discusses the case for middle-income housing investments, covers recent headlines on apartments and single-family rentals, and offers up rental housing trivia and Q&A. He's joined later by Bob Simpson, head of the Multifamily Impact Council, to dive into the investment and policy case for affordable and attainable housing ... as well as a creative potential solution to boost construction.

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• 0:00 - Introduction


• 2:12 - Can investors afford to ignore affordability?


• 7:44 - TX Missing middle 


• 10:29 - Rental housing trivia 


• 11:03 - In the news 


• 20:00 - Good question


• 21:28 - Complaints department


• 24:50 - Rental housing trivia 


• 25:39 - Bob Simpson introduction


• 26:05 - The passion for “impact” in multifamily housing


• 27:57 - Defining affordability


• 20:38 - Solution to affordability


• 36:50 - Missing middle solution


• 39:08 - Impact on investors


• 42:50 - Construction lending


• 49:45 - Bob’s closing statements


• 51:56 - Outro