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In this episode, Corey Aber and Steve Guggenmos welcome back Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sam Khater to discuss the latest research in his area, including homeowner migration trends, affordability in the market and other timely topics.
Chapter 1: 0:00 – First-time homebuyer and affordability
Chapter 2: 7:44 – Homeowner migration patterns
Chapter 3: 15:05 – Digging into the data for a purer signal of affordability
Chapter 4: 21:40 – Trends in single-family home prices
Chapter 5: 25:16 – Rate impacts on the market
Chapter 6: 27:35 – Climate risk considerations on migration
Chapter 7: 33:57 – Research in the works

In this episode, Corey Aber and Steve Guggenmos are joined with Bob Simpson from the Multifamily Impact Council, a non-profit membership organization dedicated to establishing a framework of impact principles and reporting guidelines for the multifamily industry in the United States.
Chapter 1: 0:00 – Background on Multifamily Impact Council
Chapter 2: 9:18 – Multifamily Housing Affordability and Impact 
Chapter 3: 13:03 –Housing and Economic Stability
Chapter 4: 23:35 – ESG Investments and Impact Investors
Chapter 5: 31:25 – Changes in Impact Investing

In this episode, Corey Aber and Steve Guggenmos are joined by Jim Nguyen and Ana Gonzalez from The Alliance, a Houston-based nonprofit dedicated to providing opportunity for all in the Greater Houston area. They discuss their mission and the unique factors of being in Houston that have shaped the programs they offer.
Chapter 1: 0:00 – Background on The Alliance
Chapter 2: 7:00 – Unique stressors in Houston
Chapter 3: 12:38 – Transportation in a sprawling city
Chapter 4: 15:33 – Landlord-tenant mediation and eviction diversion
Chapter 5: 25:39 – Financial counseling for tenants
Chapter 6: 35:48 – What's on the horizon?

In this episode, Corey Aber and Steve Guggenmos welcome Antonio Marquez, founder and managing partner of Comunidad Partners — the winner of our inaugural Impact Sponsor Award in 2021. Antonio shares how they've made a difference in tenants' lives and what industry frameworks being developed to grow at scale.
Chapter 1: 0:00 – How Comunidad Partners was founded
Chapter 2: 6:52 – A resident-focused philosophy
Chapter 3: 12:40 – Making an impact through intentional growth
Chapter 4: 17:34 – Working through resident challenges
Chapter 5: 25:07 – Multifamily Impact Council

Things didn't go quite as planned! Corey Aber and Steve Guggenmos record their year-end episode from the roadside on their way to New York City to watch the ball drop. They share some of their favorite episodes from 2022 and discover just how far the housing thread extends into our every day.Thank you to all our listeners across the U.S. and around the world. Happy New Year!

In this episode, Corey Aber and Steve Guggenmos are joined by Sara Hoffmann, director in the Freddie Mac Multifamily Research & Modeling team and a lead author of the annual Outlook report. Their conversation covers topics on multifamily market fundamentals and current trends likely to persist into the beginning of 2023.Chapter 1: 0:00 – Overview of the broader economyChapter 2: 7:52 – Impact of rates on the housing marketChapter 3: 13:52 – Cost to own vs. cost to rentChapter 4: 16:39 – Rotisserie chicken prices are dramatically up!Chapter 5: 21:11 – Top 10 and bottom 10 marketsChapter 6: 24:38 – Cap rates, multifamily property prices and originations