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2026 Ivory Prize Finalists Work to Solve America’s Housing Affordability Crisis

From robotics to revolving funds to eviction prevention, companies and organizations offer real-world solutions to tackle the nation’s housing challenge.

The Cost of Time in Development: Lessons from The Little Book

Our newest resource showcases the practical tools, proven strategies, and inspiring success stories that are reshaping what’s possible in housing policy and delivery.

Innovation on the Go

How America’s production builders are shaping the future of housing.

Will The Fed Rate Cut Help Housing Affordability?

Ivory Innovations 2025 Hack-A-House Winners offer Creative Solutions to Address Housing Affordability Challenges affecting Millions of Americans

Students from Harvard, University of Utah and Willamette University propose solutions to improve lending to first time buyers, increase access to affordable housing and develop cost-reducing construction methods to increase homeownership  SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 1, 2025  - Ivory Innovations ,  both an operating foundation and a nonprofit academic center based at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business, today announced the winners of its 2025 Hack-A-House  competition. Hack-A-House...

Using Information Systems To Improve Housing Choice Vouchers: Kristine Castillo’s Experience with Matrix Rental Solutions (Ivory Prize 2025 Top 25)

Author: Kristine Castillo, Former Student Associate, Ivory Innovations Kristine Castillo Introduction My name is Kristine Castillo, and I graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Marketing and a minor in Information Systems in May 2025. This past summer, I had the privilege of interning with Matrix Rental Solutions (Ivory Prize 2025 Top 25), a fintech company dedicated to improving housing access by making rental applications more equitable and efficient. Under the guidance of...

From Intern To Full-Time Employee:Chris Eggert’s Experience with Ivory Prize 2025 Winner, Reframe Systems

Author: Chris Eggert, Former Student Associate, Ivory Innovations Chris Eggert My Summer at Reframe Systems My name is Chris Eggert, and I recently graduated from the University of Utah (May 25’) with a bachelor's in Entrepreneurship & Strategy and minors in Information Systems and Multidisciplinary Design. This past summer, I had the great opportunity to intern with Reframe Systems (Ivory Prize 2025 Winner) on their Strategy & Impact team. Reframe is a vertically integrated modular housing...

Saving Homeownership for Gen Z

Interacting with students and their passion for housing.

Innovation, Affordability, and the Environment. These are the issues students consistently raise when discussing housing. Now, more than ever, students recognize that they will (if they haven’t already) be directly affected by housing costs and affordability challenges. Fortunately, they are well-positioned to confront this crisis. Students can remain optimistic, explore new solutions, and engage with these challenges without being discouraged by the obstacles to implementing innovative,...

Ivory Innovations Invites Innovators across the Country to Showcase Solutions Addressing Housing Affordability through its Annual Ivory Prize

Fieldworks accelerates the adoption of promising housing innovations by integrating them into Ivory Innovations’ own developments, creating real-world applications that demonstrate their value and impact.

Who Gets to Build? Solutions to Unlock the Construction Workforce

Part 2: Solutions  Solving the labor bottleneck in housing will require reimagining how we train, certify, and mobilize the construction workforce. Fortunately, innovative solutions are emerging across the country, from policy reforms to industry-led initiatives, that aim to make it easier to enter the trades without compromising quality or safety.  One promising strategy is expanding youth apprenticeship programs. These initiatives blend classroom instruction with paid, on the job training,...

New Ivory Innovations Fieldworks Program Offers Housing Innovators the Opportunity to Implement Solutions in Actual Development Sites

Fieldworks accelerates the adoption of promising housing innovations by integrating them into Ivory Innovations’ own developments, creating real-world applications that demonstrate their value and impact.