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Caroline Woolsey, Partner, KMO Partners, LLP.

Caroline Woolsey:

There is such a huge, huge demand for housing at this moment in time. I mean it's really unprecedented in this period of history.

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I think at the heart of it we have to acknowledge there's a big disparity between income and housing costs. And until we fix that, we will still have systemic issues.

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We need to increase the supply of affordable housing because housing is the first step in order for a person to break the cycle of homelessness.

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Jason Neal, Asset Manager, National CORE.

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I think, as a community, in order to increase the supply of affordable housing, we have to get together and first spread the message.

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It's the power of voting. I mean, we gotta make sure that our politicians know that we really believe in housing so they can make more funds available.

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Then, a man with dark hair and light eyes, Alexander Russell.

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Alexander Russell:

For me it's really about partnerships and finding unique collaborations. How do we work together to find common ground and move the political agenda forward?

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Vince Toye, Head of Community Development Banking and Agency Lending, JPMorgan Chase.

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Try to reduce the amount of red tape and regulations that it takes to get housing done. And also, trying new techniques.

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John Opgenorth, Partner, KMO Partners, LLP.

John Opgenorth:

Maybe we get creative with the use of office space that we may not be needing and is there a way to take some of that real estate and turn it into affordable housing.

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A montage shows urban, residential, and industrial areas of Los Angeles. Then, a man with light eyes, Keith McNutt.

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Keith McNutt, Western Region Executive Director, Entertainment Community Fund.

Keith McNutt:

I think in the future in Los Angeles, what makes me hopeful is that a lot of the leadership is deeply focused right now.

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Holly Benson, President and CEO, Abode Communities.

Caroline Woolsey:

I remain optimistic. I think there is a lot of work that's being put in to really solving the affordability crisis.

Maury Ruano:

That awareness of the crisis that we're in will increase and more resources will be put to use.

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Cécile Chalifour:

I hope we'll see the result of all the excitement that is around Los Angeles to support affordable housing.

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Alexander Russell:

So I think you're going to see thousands of additional affordable housing units come online and a lot more Angelinos housed.

Deb Burkart:

That's what I hope is in our future.

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Jason Neal:

I think the future is hopeful.

Vince Toye:

I am optimistic.

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The need for affordable housing across the U.S. has never been greater. In Los Angeles, the need is increasingly visible.

“You see people without a home all the time walking on the sidewalk,” said Jason Neal, Asset Manager at National CORE. “It’s a constant reminder of the housing crisis every day.”

Growing the housing inventory requires a multifaceted approach. Members of the LA affordable housing industry offer a few places to start.

  • Remove the red tape. Building affordable housing can be expensive and time-consuming. “You want the safety protections and the environmental protections,” said Keith McNutt, Western Region Executive Director of the Entertainment Community Fund. “But you also have to make those processes efficient to expand the housing stock.”
  • Add housing for all income levels. While residents with lower incomes have been hit the hardest by the affordable housing crisis, there’s a lack of housing for households of all income levels. Cécile Chalifour, Head of Community Development Real Estate—West at JPMorgan Chase, emphasized the importance of workforce housing. “We need a new program that’s more flexible and can react faster to economic shifts.”
  • Get creative. Whether it’s public-private collaborations, modular construction or adaptive reuse, outside-the-box thinking can grow the affordable housing supply. “We shouldn’t do everything the old way,” said Vince Toye, Head of Community Development Banking and Agency Lending at JPMorgan Chase. “It’s important to try new techniques and create more programs to get financing and projects done.”

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