Episode 26: Raleigh's Affordable Housing Bond

Yvette joined the DHIC team in 2012 and has more than has 30 years of experience as a nonprofit administrator, fundraiser and public and civic engagement specialist. Yvette served as co-project leader for the Washington Terrace redevelopment project and was responsible for leading the resident and public engagement process. She is responsible for DHIC's community relations and public-facing programs, as well as cultivating new and existing partnerships to advance the mission of the organization.

Asa has worked in real estate since 1998 in both New York and North Carolina and is experienced in assisting clients in varying situations, including everything from first-time home buyers to move-up buyers, as well as investors. Asa is an active member of the Raleigh Regional Association of Realtors^® (RRAR), North Carolina Realtors^® and the National Association of Realtors^®, where he has served on multiple committees. Asa is a RRAR past-president and was named the 2016 RRAR Realtor^® of the Year. He is currently the president of N.C. Realtors^®. He is also active in a variety of local organizations, including The Caring Place, Southeast Raleigh Promise and Rebuilding Together of the Triangle.

Rachel is the director of advocacy at Habitat for Humanity Wake County. Habitat Wake has partnered with more than 1,000 families since 1985 to build homes, yet one in four families in Wake and Johnston counties are cost-burdened and need affordable homes. A cost-burdened family is one that spends more than 30 percent of their income toward housing, meaning they may have difficulty affording other necessities, such as food, transportation, education and health care.