Austin's exponential growth provides exciting new opportunities for career advancement and income growth, along with civic and cultural expansion. But there's also the challenges these opportunities present- first and foremost, housing affordability, or lack thereof, as the population swells, inventory is scant, and salaries continue rising. In the opening episode of The Austin Business Journal's ATX Next podcast series, Managing Editor Will Anderson checks in with Reporter Katherine Hardison to set the tone for the series. Later, ABJ Residential Real Estate Reporter Michelle Pitcher goes one-on-one with Habitat for Humanity CEO Phyllis Snodgrass, who shares shocking statistics and insight on the issue.
Austin's exponential growth provides exciting new opportunities for career advancement and income growth, along with civic and cultural expansion. But there's also the challenges these opportunities present- first and foremost, housing affordability, or lack thereof, as the population swells, inventory is scant, and salaries continue rising. In the opening episode of The Austin Business Journal's ATX Next podcast series, Managing Editor Will Anderson checks in with Reporter Katherine Hardison to set the tone for the series. Later, ABJ Residential Real Estate Reporter Michelle Pitcher goes one-on-one with Habitat for Humanity CEO Phyllis Snodgrass, who shares shocking statistics and insight on the issue.