Defining Affordable: A Housing Solutions Podcast

Transit-Oriented Development: What Makes It Work?

Transit-oriented development promises to connect housing, transportation, and opportunity—but simply building homes near a train or bus station isn't enough. Our first gu

Breaking Down the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

Congress has passed the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, one of the most significant federal housing bills in years. But unlike many housing bills, this isn't

What If Stability Was Just The Starting Line?

Affordable housing creates stability. But what should come next? We've spent a lot of time discussing why homeownership has become increasingly difficult to achieve and

The Cost of Going Backward: HUD's New Approach to Homelessness

HUD recently released its 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), signaling a major shift in federal homelessness policy. In this special episo

If the Economy Is Booming, Why Does Everything Feel Harder?

In our last episode, Work vs. Wealth: Why Homeownership Keeps Moving Out of Reach, we explored the widening gap between wealth and work, making homeownership increasingly

Work Vs. Wealth: Why Homeownership Keeps Moving Out of Reach

For decades, homeownership was one of the primary ways Americans built wealth. Today, even people with good jobs and steady incomes are finding it increasingly difficult

Strong Opinions, Weak Facts: Debunking Homelessness Myths

What if everything you thought you knew about homelessness was wrong? Jaime and Robin tackle some of the most common — and most harmful — myths surrounding homelessness,

California Governor Candidates on Housing: What They’re Actually Proposing

California’s housing shortage and affordability problems are front and center in the 2026 governor’s race. In this episode of Defining Affordable, Jaime and Robin break d

Homelessness Starts With Housing

Homelessness Starts With Housing In this episode of Defining Affordable, Jaime and Robin explore why the cost of housing is the single strongest predictor of homelessnes

LIHTC: The gift card that builds affordable housing

In this episode of Defining Affordable, Jaime and Robin unpack LIHTC—the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program—and explain why it is the main way affordable housing gets

How did we get here? A Housing History Part II

This episode of Defining Affordable traces the shift in U.S. housing policy from the 1950s through the 1990s, as urban renewal and highway projects displaced low-income c

How did we get here? A Housing History Part I

This episode of Defining Affordable traces the timeline of how today’s housing crisis was built—from New Deal–era policies that expanded access to homeownership and affor

The Foundation

In this foundational episode of Defining Affordable, Robin and Jaime step back to unpack how California’s housing crisis became the norm—and why it shouldn’t be. They exp

Defining Affordable Trailer

What does “affordable housing” actually mean—and why does it feel so out of reach? Hosted by Jaime and Robin—affordable housing industry professionals—Defining Affordabl