The number of people experiencing homelessness grew by 12 percent in 2023—but Rosanne Haggerty, president and CEO of Community Solutions, a nonprofit recognized for developing innovative solutions to end homelessness, says homelessness is a solvable problem. Haggerty believes that real estate professionals are uniquely positioned to get everyone working toward the same goal of providing basic housing and infrastructure for unhoused people. Haggerty’s organization is taking advantage of increased awareness of the problem by partnering with corporations, banking institutions, government agencies, and philanthropists to help shelter unhoused people.
Despite the challenges in finding funding, many experts agree that the benefits ofhaving diverse developers in communities of color and across the entire real estate landscape is critical.
Decarbonizing real estate is crucial in fighting the climate crisis, and with the federal government encouraging building owners through the Inflation Reduction Act to do their part, the industry has many details to examine. he largest incentive opportunities can be leveraged for projects that include energy efficiency, electrification, EV charging, and renewable energy (including storage), and stacking of these incentives can bring overall project costs down significantly.
