The Regenerative Real Estate Podcast

Rethinking Housing Through Community-Led Development with Wendy Reid Fairhurst

Neal Collins

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When we talk about housing innovation, our minds usually go to big cities buzzing with new ideas. But in this episode of The Regenerative Real Estate Podcast, host Neal Collins sits down with Wendy Reid Fairhurst of Reclaim CDO to explore a groundbreaking approach taking root far from the usual hotspots—in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

An architect-turned-community-builder, Wendy shares how her own challenges as a single parent searching for co-housing led her to develop a radically different model: Community-Led Development. Together, Neal and Wendy unpack how this approach is rewriting the script on affordability, belonging, and neighborhood design.

This is a story of resilience, regeneration, and real possibility—even in the most unexpected places. Tune in and discover how a housing revolution can start with one person’s lived experience and ripple out to reshape community.

Reclaim CDO website: www.reclaim-cdo.org

Killick Ecovillage website: https://killickecovillage.ca/


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