We can increase the affordability of cities by building more missing middle housing on vacant lots, but we need to train up more people to become small-scale, mission-oriented developers to go out and do it - people like you.
006 Working with Housing Voucher Tenants with Michael Reyes from Opportunity Home
Send us a textThere are 600 families in San Antonio with housing vouchers but no housing units to use them on. In this episode, Michael Reyes, Acting CEO of Opportunity Home, San Antonio's public housing authority, talks about the need for more landlords who accept housing vouchers and what the process is like for those interested. He also dispels a few common myths about public housing and the work of the housing authority.
18 Sept 2024
005 The San Antonio Housing Trust with Pete Alanis
Send us a textThe San Antonio Housing Trust is one of our city's best tools to increase affordable housing production. As Pete Alanis, Executive Director of the San Antonio Housing Trust, explains, it has several sides to it, all aimed at putting more units on the ground, whether through its own emerging developer capacity or by partnering with local developers. He dives deep into what affordability really means and shares some of the factors that are driving costs up and pushing housing furt...
20 Aug 2024
004 Inner City Townhome Development with John Cooley, Terramark Homes
Send us a textJohn Cooley of Terramark Urban Homes talks about how they have navigated the local codes and affordable housing incentive programs to introduce more affordable homeownership in older neighborhoods through townhome development. He talks about adapting to a shifting market by exploring the rent to own model, and then talks about two of their recent projects, both of which are on the Westside of San Antonio – one called The West End at Frio which is 24 units that was structured as ...
3 Aug 2024
001 Welcome to Mission Affordable!
Send us a textWelcome to the Mission Affordable Podcast! In this inaugural episode, I introduce the purpose of the Mission Affordable Podcast which is to create more small developers who can develop missing middle housing on vacant lots. I also share my background and what motivated me to launch it, and the impact I hope it can make toward increasing affordability in San Antonio, Texas and beyond. I also talk about future episodes and the online community you can join to further your journey ...
3 Aug 2024
002 The Housing Landscape in San Antonio with Mark Carmona, Chief Housing Officer
Send us a textIn this episode, my guest, Mark Carmona, San Antonio's Chief Housing Officer, talks about his role and the current housing challenges in San Antonio. We discuss the need for coordination among different housing organizations and developers and the importance of a housing continuum that includes affordable rental homes, homeownership, and permanent supportive housing. Mark provides an overview of the city's Strategic Housing Implementation Plan (SHIP) and the $150 million housing...
3 Aug 2024
003 The Challenges of Small Development with Pegy Brimhall
Send us a textPeggy Brimhall, a local developer in San Antonio, shares her journey into development and her experience with infill projects. She started off in finance and majored in architecture before venturing into development. Her first project was a four-unit townhome in Historic Government Hill, which she saw as an opportunity to improve the neighborhood. She faced challenges with zoning and community opposition but persevered. She then moved on to a 20-unit project in the non-historic ...
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