Nathan Wildfire
Driving Housing Production: Accelerating out of the turn
Everyone has a unique view about why solving the housing underproduction crisis should be so simple. A contractor will say it is about...
top of page
Search
Nathan Wildfire
- Mar 17
The primary driver of homelessness? Housing underproduction and high costs
At the Missing Middle Housing Fund, we obsess about the reasons housing costs so much and takes so long to build – and we focus on the...
Nathan Wildfire
- Mar 7
Workforce Housing Innovation - A Sum Greater Than Its Parts
If you are a developer, entrepreneur, financier, manufacturer, builder, designer, or innovator, we want to hear from you. Members of the...
Nathan Wildfire
- Jun 9, 2022
Is the World Really Ending?
Reflections from the 2022 Pacific Northwest Commerce Chain Summit The many tentacled octopus of the housing ecosystem is so complex, and...
Nathan Wildfire
- Apr 29, 2022
Who will build the extra 10,000+ homes we need every year?
Help us create a Workforce Housing Consortium The Oregon Workforce and Talent Development Board hosted the 2022 Oregon Talent Summit on...
Nathan Wildfire
- Feb 4, 2022
Workforce Housing Innovation Competition update
Inspiring proposals from near & far Over the last month, we’ve been reviewing Phase I proposals for our Workforce Housing Innovation...
Nathan Wildfire
- Jan 26, 2022
PDX Executive Podcast features Missing Middle Housing Fund
Nathan Wildfire talks housing with Dan Bruton Back on January 6, I was interviewed by Dan Bruton for his PDX Executive Podcast. It was...
Nathan Wildfire
- Dec 23, 2021
All I want for Christmas is....
Our Housing Wish list Creative thinkers put forward proposals for our Workforce Housing Innovation Competition. Oregon doubles annual...
Nathan Wildfire
- Dec 17, 2021
Unintended Consequences: Housing Costs and Skilled Labor
How WE value career choices matters I vividly remember shop class. The smell of sawdust, the coldness of the steel tools, and the...
Nathan Wildfire
- Dec 10, 2021
Oregon Business and Government leadership supports Housing and Workforce Investment
Oregon Business Plan goals reflect MMHF's priorities This past Monday, the Oregon Business Plan (OBP) Summit showcased policy and...
Nathan Wildfire
- Nov 17, 2021
MMHF Launches Workforce Housing Innovation Competition
MMHF calls housing innovators, statewide, to bring forward innovations that reduce costs and time to build workforce housing GOAL: ...
Nathan Wildfire
- Nov 8, 2021
Labor and material shortages hamper construction by Columbia Missourian
Summary : This article highlights some of the reasons behind the shrinking labor pool throughout the construction value chain. Please see...
Nathan Wildfire
- Nov 8, 2021
NAHB concern that Housing supply can't keep up with demand by Fox News
Summary : National Association of Home Builders expresses concern that supply chain issues and lack of workers create major roadblocks to...
Nathan Wildfire
- Nov 8, 2021
2021 Regional Housing Needs Analysis by ECONorthwest
Summary: Recent State Legislation has increased the amount of land available for development, as well as the types of development that...
Nathan Wildfire
- Nov 8, 2021
McKinsey 2014 Article on 'A blueprint for addressing the global affordable housing challenge'
Summary : This report by McKinsey highlights some of the main challenges preventing affordable housing being developed. They look at 4...
bottom of page