By Todd Kimball, March 29, 2024
As a Realtor who has been in Portland for 22 years, I care deeply about my community. I often find myself trying to balance two concepts. Creating a housing environment where home buyers and sellers can build equity and improve their financial lives. But I also want housing to be affordable and my community to be vibrant. Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending An affordable housing Symposium in Tigard presented by Community Partnerships for Affordable Housing. The event featured former Home Forward Executive Director Steve Rudman, Deputy Director of the Housing Development Center Andrea Sanchez and Lorelei Juntunen President of ECONorthwest.
One notable theme of the evening was that cities could look at housing as infrastructure the same way roads or utilities are viewed. If a top goal of a city was to make sure that it’s residents had enough affordable housing, our streets would be safer and more appealing, tourism and pedestrian traffic would increase, and the local economy would flourish.
Another point of the event was that federal funding for housing has drastically decreased as a percentage of the budget since the 1970’s. Given the polarization in our politics, it will likely be a grassroots community effort to increase our housing inventory. As a community if we made that a goal, I believe that the anticipated decrease in housing prices due to increased supply would be offset in by safer neighborhoods and more vibrant business community. Available housing leads to stronger communities.
Todd Kimball
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Todd is a unique Realtor in many ways. As a person who uses a power wheelchair, he has been in very few types of houses. That being said, he can match you with the perfect Realtor to help you find your dream home. He has an eighteen-year career in the staffing and human resource industry, so he understands how to match personality types very well. He can also be an asset after your purchase. His staffing background will help make sure that
you and others in the household can stay employed with rewarding work.
He can also help you put together a strategy while living in the home to be able to sell it efficiently and profitably when you are ready. He has been in Portland for twenty years and he knows many people. He can help you make
connections to ensure that your life outside the home is rewarding. People with disabilities also tend to be experts on technology that can be used within the home to create the best possible lifestyle. Todd believes he offers you the best of both worlds. He will refer you to the best Realtor for your sale or purchase and he will help in many ways to make your life as a homeowner incredibly rewarding.
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