March 7, 2023 Startup Arx  has created a market intelligence platform for real estate developers. This visualization illustrates the numerous project options enabled by the startup’s AI-powered project recommendation engine. Leveraging AI to Drive Affordable Housing Solutions Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we live and work, and it is no different in the housing industry. From using AI to optimize site selection and underwriting, to automating the pre-develop

November 18, 2022 Brooklyn Lindsey  has worked with Ivory Innovations since 2019 at the University of Utah, first as an undergraduate and then as a law student. In 2022, we were pleased to sponsor her research with two Oregon nonprofits, 1000 Friends of Oregon   and the Oregon Housing Alliance , both recognized by the 2020 Ivory Prize . You can read a summary of her findings below on what Oregon might learn from California’s housing legislation and how it could be improved “

November 17, 2022 Miguel Lantigua Inoa  was part of the winning Hack GSD team in our 2021 Hack-A-House competition   and attended our entrepreneurship bootcamp in January 2022. Ivory Innovations was pleased to support his research in North and East Africa on housing affordability, focused on self-built homes and town planning methods. Exploring Housing Solutions in Cairo, Nairobi, and Tanzania This summer, with the support of Ivory Innovations and multiple grants from Harvard

October 18, 2022 Jay Jensen   was an Ivory Innovations Student Associate from 2020-2022. Ivory Innovations was pleased to sponsor Jay’s internship with Blackstar Stability , the 2022 Ivory Prize Winner in the Finance Category . Gaining Experience with Blackstar Stability, a Social Impact Real Estate Investment Fund This summer I had the opportunity to intern for Blackstar Stability, a real estate investment fund based in Washington D.C. Blackstar primarily focuses on restru

July 11, 2022 Image Courtesy of ROC USA Ivory Innovations supports Ivory Prize finalists and winners with pro bono projects. ROC USA asked our team to evaluate the manufactured housing landscape in Utah and determine the highest priority communities for ROC USA’s team to focus their efforts. Read more about what we learned below. The History of Manufactured Housing The manufactured housing idea started in the early 20th century when wealthy people built custom-made trailers t