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Who Killed the Starter Home?

Who Killed the Starter Home?

Auteur(s): Marina Rubina
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 Have you seen any starter homes for sale lately? Neither have we. In this podcast, we speak with experts and try to figure out why this humble first home is going extinct. We’ll be exploring if it is the politicians, wielding zoning laws like a murder weapon who killed the starter home? Or maybe the scaredy-cat planners and designers? Or the developers, armed with cookie-cutter plans and corporate indifference? Is it our convoluted tax policy that subsidies homeownership, but puts every tax penalty in the way of creation of the starter homes. Spoiler alert: it’s probably a little of everything. We’ll be peeling back the layers of bureaucracy, bad faith, and bad planning, with stops along the way for affordable housing scandals, ADU success stories, and a passionate plea for building code updates. Join us for a conversation that’s part policy deep-dive, part therapy session for frustrated builders, and entirely a love letter to cities that deserve better.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Art
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    We ARE building starter homes! Conversation with Kol Peterson
    Jun 27 2025

    In this episode, I spoke with someone who’s actually seen starter homes for sale—Kol Peterson, an author, educator, and housing advocate based in Portland, Oregon.

    Thanks to Kol’s efforts, and the work of many other incredible advocates, Portland is seeing real change and real results. It’s a true success story we can all admire—and learn from.
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    1 h
  • We can bring the cost down! Conversation with Aaron Holm

    We can bring the cost down! Conversation with Aaron Holm
    Jun 20 2025

    Lots of people have asked us: Why is it so expensive to build starter homes?

    In this episode, I spoke with Aaron Holm, who’s tackling that question head-on. He brings deep experience in technology and innovation to the construction industry—and he’s not afraid to challenge the status quo. Spoiler alert, By the time your bids come in too high, it’s already too late. We would like to hear what you think about this conversation or if you have any ideas for how to bring the starter homes back from the brink of extinction, send us a note at starterhomepodcast@gmail.com
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    58 min
  • Housing SOS: Conversation with Shane Phillips

    Housing SOS: Conversation with Shane Phillips
    Jun 13 2025

    In the final episode of our mini-series featuring conversations with brilliant millennials, I spoke with Shane Phillips, author of The Affordable City: Strategies for Putting Housing Within Reach (and Keeping it There).

    We dug into what’s broken in the housing ladder—and what kinds of housing policy could help fix it.

    We would like to hear what you think about this conversation or if you have any ideas for how to bring the starter homes back from the brink of extinction, send us a note at starterhomepodcast@gmail.com
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    1 h et 6 min

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