Name
Overcoming Challenges to Build Affordable Housing
Date & Time
Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 11:35 AM - 12:10 PM
Bree Jones Marietta Rodriguez Rich Binsacca
Description

As housing providers across the country search for ways to create more attainable pathways to homeownership, controlling costs has become just as important as building homes. In this conversation, Bree Jones shares how Baltimore-based developer Parity Homes has assembled a distributed team spanning multiple countries and continents to support development, project management, communications, design, and operations, while Marietta Rodriguez shares how she and her team at NeighborWorks America in Washington, DC, leverage the power of public-private partnerships to create and execute strategic initiatives that address some of the toughest challenges facing low-income families, such as homeownership, foreclosure prevention, community building, and engagement. Attendees will leave with practical insights into how operational innovation can support both organizational growth and housing attainability.

 

Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives:
• Understand how operational efficiency can support housing attainability and expand pathways to homeownership and housing security.
• Learn how distributed teams can help homebuilders and developers increase capacity while managing overhead and staffing costs.
• Explore strategies for collaborating with public and private housing and construction organizations.
• Identify how storytelling and shared mission can keep teams aligned and connected to the people and communities their work impacts.