Housing Developments Podcast Explores the Future of NAHB
NAHB’s podcast, Housing Developments, is back in a new format, with new hosts. The housing podcast will get you up to speed on the latest in housing news, economic forecasts and legislative actions that will impact your business.
Join the co-hosts, incoming NAHB CEO Jim Tobin and SVP of Communications and Public Affairs Paul Lopez, every week to get the information you need to build more homes, enrich more communities and change more lives. The first episode features Tobin discussing his vision for the future of NAHB and some important updates from Capitol Hill.
Excited for more Housing Developments? Make sure to subscribe to the show wherever you find podcasts, or watch the co-hosts in action on YouTube. View a teaser clip below from the first new episode.
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