EP#51 Dennis Shea | Rate Cuts & Pro-Housing Policy

S1E51 - EP#51 Dennis Shea | Rate Cuts & Pro-Housing Policy

Published: September 18, 2025

Duration: 1:02:21

Rental housing economist Jay Parsons makes the case for why rate cuts make sense — and how the government's inflation measure may have masked the earlier cooldown in inflation, in addition to recent downward revisions in job growth. Additionally, Jay welcomes in the head of the Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy — named for the long-time CEO of Trammell Crow Residential — to talk pro-housing policy. Will the White House declare a "national housing emergency" as reported, and if so, what does that mean for apartment and SFR investors and developers? How do we solve for the growing shortage in affordable housing, includ...