{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Bisnow Reports ","title":"First Draft Live: CEO of Continental Properties James Schloemer — Congress Finally Faces The Housing Math","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5bcf8b40\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1969,"description":"This episode is presented by Agora.The federal government is poised to enact legislation to make housing development easier.But federal desire does not always translate to local action — and that is where construction actually happens, said Continental Properties Chairman and CEO James Schloemer, who just concluded a two-year term as chairman of the National Multifamily Housing Council.“There are a lot of issues at the local level,” he said. “Between NIMBYs, ... issues regarding building codes and being [too] short-staffed to expedite the necessary permitting and inspections, there are a lot of challenges not correlated to things that the federal government influences.”","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ttezZO5D1A8oYeP639GpAgfiRSaO6vDT1ZNnLXkD28U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNGE1/MWI5NWQ0ZDU5YmFm/ZDdhOTRlZTE0NGJl/MTIyYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}