Abby Ivory & Jenna Louie - Ivory Prize 2022 Top 10 Finalists - Tackling America's Housing Affordability Crisis

04/27/22 • 44 min

America's housing affordability crisis needs innovative solutions. Fortunately the Ivory Prize was established to spur this exact innovation, supporting companies and groups working on ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions addressing this complex issue. The Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability focuses on solutions from three categories: construction and design, finance, and public and policy and regulatory reform. Abby Ivory and Jenna Louie from Ivory Innovation join Proptech Espresso to share information about the 2022 Ivory Prize Top 10 Finalists and highlight the industry trends they identified within this year's nominees.

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