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Ivory Innovations 2025 Hack-A-House Winners offer Creative Solutions to Address Housing Affordability Challenges affecting Millions of Americans
by Ian Cahoon, Director of Innovations, Ivory Innovations Students from Harvard, University of Utah and Willamette University propose...
Sep 304 min read


Will The Fed Rate Cut Help Housing Affordability?
On Wednesday, September 17th, the Federal Reserve voted to cut rates for the first time in 2025 , and signaled that more cuts are on the...
Sep 235 min read


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...
Sep 182 min read


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...
Sep 183 min read


Saving Homeownership for Gen Z
Author: Kimberly Burnett, Executive Director, Ivory Innovations The era of the disappearing starter home may be coming to an end, and...
Sep 184 min read


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...
Sep 113 min read


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.
Sep 23 min read


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...
Jul 142 min read


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.
Jul 83 min read


Who Gets to Build? The Growing Debate Over Licensing and Trade Restrictions
As the United States determines how to deal with its housing shortage, conversations about how to increase supply often focus on materials, permitting, and zoning. But a deeper issue lies in who is allowed to do the building in the first place.
Jul 72 min read
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