Carissa Chappell

Apr 25, 2024 | urbanland.uli.org | Carisa C. Chappell |Carissa Chappell |Beth Mattson-Teig |Shlomi Ronen

The number of people experiencing homelessness grew by 12 percent in 2023—but Rosanne Haggerty, president and CEO of Community Solutions, a nonprofit recognized for developing innovative solutions to end homelessness, says homelessness is a solvable problem. Haggerty believes that real estate professionals are uniquely positioned to get everyone working toward the same goal of providing basic housing and infrastructure for unhoused people.

Jan 23, 2024 | urbanland.uli.org | Carisa C. Chappell |Carissa Chappell |Clifton Rodgers |Beth Mattson-Teig

The great divide that prevents Black developers from reaching their full potential is access to capital. They are often competing against generational wealth, expansive real estate development experience, and perception bias, making already-hard-to-secure capital even tougher.

Oct 9, 2023 | urbanland.uli.org | Carisa C. Chappell |Carissa Chappell

Decarbonizing real estate is crucial in fighting the climate crisis, and with the federal government encouraging building owners through the Inflation Reduction Act to do their part, the industry has many details to examine. In August 2022, the government passed the act, which includes $370 billion over 10 years, an ambitious and historic initiative to help the real estate sector produce and invest in clean energy.