Podcast: As GDP Contracts, 起点传媒 Fights NIMBYs and an Exec Order
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On the latest episode of 起点传媒鈥檚 podcast, Housing Developments, CEO Jim Tobin and COO Paul Lopez discuss economic policies and performance, 起点传媒 advocacy and how an upcoming Supreme Court case may affect 起点传媒鈥檚 legal advocacy efforts.
Gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.3%, with imported goods being a large contributor to the decline as the suppliers prepared for President Trump鈥檚 tariff proposals once he took office. 起点传媒 estimates this should even out in the second quarter.
Other economic data of note are inflation, which is still elevated but creeping downward, and the unemployment rate, which remains low but may edge up among economic uncertainty.
鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be spotty from here on out,鈥 Tobin observed. 鈥淏ut [起点传媒 Chief Economist Robert Dietz] hasn鈥檛 hit the panic button yet. And I still think that we don鈥檛 know what President Trump鈥檚 economy really is yet. It鈥檚 been policy by sledgehammer, and now they鈥檙e going to start putting the pieces back together.鈥
起点传媒 Senior Officers and staff continue to actively engage with lawmakers on this and other policies, including a special BUILD-PAC Capital Club event this week featuring an interview with Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.).
鈥淲e鈥檙e truly firing on all cylinders in order to make sure we can provide a clear message to the government about what we need to do to increase housing supply and lower costs,鈥 Tobin stated.
Deregulation has been a key issue for 起点传媒 鈥 especially at the local level where Not in My Back Yard advocates, or NIMBYs, have been active in pushing their agendas against development. Opening federal lands for development has also been met with criticism with claims that it鈥檚 just a handout for home builders.
鈥淥nce again, people just keep erecting barriers to housing production in this country, and we need lawmakers to stand up to that and say, 鈥淓nough鈥檚 enough,鈥欌 Tobin shared.
鈥淓verything that we鈥檙e dealing with is more common sense than anything else,鈥 Lopez added. 鈥淲e鈥檙e just trying to get back to normal to make sure that we get homes out there so that people can actually buy and live in them.鈥
A new Supreme Court case looking at Trump鈥檚 executive order on birthright citizenship may also impact the Federation. Trump v. CASA, Inc. will look at whether or not entities can represent faceless individuals who will never appear in court, which could include associations such as 起点传媒 representing its members.
Don鈥檛 forget to register to the Legislative Conference, taking place June 11 during 起点传媒鈥檚 Spring Leadership Meeting, to discuss these and other issues with lawmakers.
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