Framing the Issue

Home Building Marketing with Special Guests Tara Whiteley of Eastwood Homes and Celeste Horton of Classica Homes

After all the steps taken to secure land, develop it, and build a house, there’s still one more big piece of the puzzle that needs to be accounted for, and it also impact

Season One Midpoint Recap with Hosts Aaron Kersey and Morgan Smith

As the Framing the Issue podcast reaches the halfway point of its first season, hosts Aaron Kersey and Morgan Smith sit down together to discuss what they’ve learned so f

Vertical Construction with Tom Crawford of Eastwood Homes and Jodi Brickley of Andrew Roby

Having finally selected a suitable site for a build, with workable topography, acquired zoning rights, and hopefully not spend too much money molding the dirt to be ready

Labor, Trades and Workforce Development with Matt Price and Jake Kennedy

One of the less visible components of building a house is not just a key to unlocking better affordability, but also an economic ecosystem that provides career long oppor

Tariffs, Shipping and Materials with Charles Bowden

The vast majority of materials that you use to build a house are manufactured overseas and shipped to the US from around the world. That reliance on global shipping and d

Land Development with Mike Kissel and Morgan Rushnell

Before you’ve put on piece of lumber in the ground or poured any part of a foundation, the job of transforming the land into something ready for building must begin. That

The Hidden Costs of Site Planning with Ward Marotti and Rob Reddick

Once you’ve found the land you want to build on and gotten the proper zoning, it’s on to figuring out how to build a structure and make it sustainable. Naturally, because

Land Use and Entitlements with Bridget Grant and Rob Nanfelt

As we continue our examination of the home building process in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, we turn to two of the area’s leading experts on what you can and cannot do with a pi

Land Acquisition with Cody King of Queen City Land and Chad Lloyd of DRB Group

In the first episode of the Framing the Issue podcast, hosts Aaron Kersey and Morgan Smith talk about land acquisition. Any prospective home builder’s first step is to fi

Welcome to Framing the Issue!

In our first episode, we introduce you to the hosts of the podcast, as well as one of the biggest minds behind the podcast. Hosts Aaron Kersey and Morgan Smith tell you a