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#2: How are we going to solve our housing crisis?

Habitat for Humanity and Orange County Season 1 Episode 2

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Central Florida is known for its world-class tourist attractions and top-tier restaurants and nightlife. It's all magic and pixie dust here, right? Not if you're one of the thousands of workforce residents slowly being priced out of housing.

This episode of the First You Talk podcast dives into Central Florida's housing crisis.

Learn about:

  • attainable versus affordable
  • causes of this problem
  • Florida's new Live Local Act
  • new ways of thinking about solutions


Guests include:

  • Catherine Steck McManus, CEO & President of Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County
  • Alberto Vargas, Planning Manager, Orange County
  • Donya, an owner of a Habitat for Humanity home
  • Mark Brewer, President/CEO of Central Florida Foundation
  • Sandi Vidal, VP of Community Strategies and Initiatives of Central Florida Foundation


This episode used some data from this local source.

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