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OUR TOP 5 PICKS FOR THE QUARTER Stay informed and entertained by this quarter’s media choices reflecting on aspects of affordable housing, social justice, and other relevant topics. 1. READ THIS Housing is an investment. Investment prices must go up. Housing is shelter. When the price of shelter goes up, people experience distress.This is the housing trap. It's time to escape. In Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis , renowned urbanists Charles (Chuck) Marohn and Daniel Herriges introduce a first-of-its-kind discussion of the tension between housing as a financial product and housing as shelter. 1. READ THIS Housing is an investment. Investment prices must go up. Housing is shelter. When the price of shelter goes up, people experience distress.This is the housing trap. It's time to escape. In Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis , renowned urbanists Charles (Chuck) Marohn and Daniel Herriges introduce a first-of-its-kind discussion of the tension between housing as a financial product and housing as shelter. 2. VISIT THIS In the heart of downtown, the historic Chicago Cultural Center serves as a starting point for the Biennial. This is where you’ll find the Inhabit, Outhabit exhibit, featuring more than 30 collective housing projects from refugee camps to experimental urban developments. Together, they investigate different forms of sustainable housing and how people can share space with each other. You may find joy in a windowsill or intrigue in other mundane objects at the second exhibit housed in the Chicago Cultural Center. The Ordinary Extra installation aims to demonstrate how layering, texture, and a little imagination can reveal beauty in our everyday architecture. 3. LISTEN TO THIS The Lease-Up is a podcast series that explores issues within the multifamily housing industry, including trends, legislation impacting the market and insights from leading industry figures. 4. ATTEND THIS Justice Film Festival (NYC), 14th annual event, February 24–28, featuring juried awards and diverse social justice themes in New York City. Justice Film Festival is the premier showcase for films that shine a light on social justice and affirm the dignity of all people. Since 2012, JFF has been dedicated 4. ATTEND THIS Justice Film Festival (NYC), 14th annual event, February 24–28, featuring juried awards and diverse social justice themes in New York City. Justice Film Festival is the premier showcase for films that shine a light on social justice and affirm the dignity of all people. Since 2012, JFF has been dedicated to creating a platform for redemptive stories of marginalized people and ecosystems bravely overcoming challenges and bringing hope, compassion and light to a world in need of inspiration. 5. SUBSCRIBE TO THIS The Affordable Housing Handbook is a field guide for those who want to do well, do good and do more to make rental housing more affordable in the United States written by Bob Simpson, founder and CEO of the Multifamily Impact who enjoyed a 20-year career at Fannie Mae, where he served as vice president and head of its affordable rental housing business. 5. SUBSCRIBE TO THIS The Affordable Housing Handbook is a field guide for those who want to do well, do good and do more to make rental housing more affordable in the United States written by Bob Simpson, founder and CEO of the Multifamily Impact who enjoyed a 20-year career at Fannie Mae, where he served as vice president and head of its affordable rental housing business. View as Webpage ABOUT THE NHP FOUNDATION Headquartered in New York City with offices in Washington, DC, and Chicago, IL, The NHP Foundation (NHPF) was launched on January 30, 1989, as a publicly supported 501(c)(3) not-for-profit real estate corporation. NHPF is dedicated to preserving and creating sustainable, service- enriched multifamily housing, and single-family homes that are both affordable to low and moderate income families and seniors, and beneficial to their communities. NHPF’s Construction Management Group provides in-house resources dedicated to infrastructure review, infrastructure ABOUT THE NHP FOUNDATION Headquartered in New York City with offices in Washington, DC, and Chicago, IL, The NHP Foundation (NHPF) was launched on January 30, 1989, as a publicly supported 501(c)(3) not-for-profit real estate corporation. NHPF is dedicated to preserving and creating sustainable, service- enriched multifamily housing, and single-family homes that are both affordable to low and moderate income families and seniors, and beneficial to their communities. NHPF’s Construction Management Group provides in-house resources dedicated to infrastructure review, infrastructure OUR TOP 5 PICKS FOR THE QUARTER Stay informed and entertained by this quarter’s media choices reflecting on aspects of affordable housing, social justice, and other relevant topics. 2. VISIT THIS In the heart of downtown, the historic Chicago Cultural Center serves as a starting point for the Biennial. This is where you’ll find the Inhabit, Outhabit exhibit, featuring more than 30 collective housing projects from refugee camps to experimental urban developments. Together, they investigate different forms of sustainable housing and how people can share space with each other. You may find joy in a windowsill or intrigue in other mundane objects at the second exhibit housed in the Chicago Cultural Center. The Ordinary Extra installation aims to demonstrate how layering, texture, and a little imagination can reveal beauty in our everyday architecture. 3. LISTEN TO THIS The Lease-Up is a podcast series that explores issues within the multifamily housing industry, including trends, legislation impacting the market and insights from leading industry figures. to creating a platform for redemptive stories of marginalized people and ecosystems bravely overcoming challenges and bringing hope, compassion and light to a world in need of inspiration. View as Webpage
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