With the issue of housing a hot topic in Ohio (here,  here, and here) and communities around the state working to strengthen housing markets and ensure affordability (here, here, and here), we thought it would be worthwhile to repost an excellent conversation that took place back in March about development in weak markets. In this webinar several community-minded, for-profit developers discuss how they approach difficult projects and what it takes to get a deal done. 

Watch the recording to learn more about: 

• How private developers evaluate whether to invest in weak markets 

• Opportunities for philanthropy to support mixed-income, equity-driven development 

• Ways for growing minority contractor and developer participation 

• The value of partnerships to private developers 

• Tried-and-true as well as emerging funding tools private developers rely on 

• The role of density in making projects financially feasible 

The webinar, hosted by GOPC and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, is entitled Private Development Programs for Weak Markets and focused on the experience of for-profit developers working in weak markets to build market strength and simultaneously address racial- and income-disparities.