The affordability crisis in American housing demands more invention, more experimentation and more scalable models to break through the chronic chokeholds of economic, building-technology, and political will. The hard truth is that, against a backdrop of a harsher-than-expected new-home sales season and a higher-for-longer interest-rate environment, the operating environment is making it harder to fund, […]

Teresa Palacios Smith, chief inclusion and engagement officer at HomeServices of America and HSF Affiliates, shares how taking risks, embracing leadership opportunities and advocating for greater access and inclusion helped shape her career in housing.