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Listen "#11: Fernando Esteves - Why Guam's Housing Crisis is a Policy Crisis"
Episode Synopsis
What if the foundation of a thriving community isn’t just roads, jobs, or education—but housing?
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Fernando Esteves, Deputy Director of the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA), to confront the crisis hiding in plain sight: Guam’s attainable housing shortage.
With clarity and conviction, Fernando unpacks the hidden social costs of unstable housing—how overcrowding, couch-surfing, and rent insecurity quietly unravel communities through cycles of domestic violence, educational setbacks, and generational poverty. But more importantly, he offers a blueprint forward.
We explore:
Why middle-income families are falling through the cracks
The structural barriers that block smarter, denser development
How out-of-date zoning laws are sabotaging solutions
What GHURA is doing—and what it can’t do alone
This isn’t just a policy conversation—it’s a wake-up call. A call to build better, together. Whether you’re a developer, policymaker, homeowner, or just someone who believes in Guam’s potential, this episode is for you.
Listen in, get informed, and help lay the foundation for Guam’s future.
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Fernando Esteves, Deputy Director of the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority (GHURA), to confront the crisis hiding in plain sight: Guam’s attainable housing shortage.
With clarity and conviction, Fernando unpacks the hidden social costs of unstable housing—how overcrowding, couch-surfing, and rent insecurity quietly unravel communities through cycles of domestic violence, educational setbacks, and generational poverty. But more importantly, he offers a blueprint forward.
We explore:
Why middle-income families are falling through the cracks
The structural barriers that block smarter, denser development
How out-of-date zoning laws are sabotaging solutions
What GHURA is doing—and what it can’t do alone
This isn’t just a policy conversation—it’s a wake-up call. A call to build better, together. Whether you’re a developer, policymaker, homeowner, or just someone who believes in Guam’s potential, this episode is for you.
Listen in, get informed, and help lay the foundation for Guam’s future.
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