Jared Jones

America doesn’t have a housing construction problem. It has a rules problem.

In this episode of ChangeMakers with Katie Goar, Jared Jones, co-founder of Middle Housing Partners, breaks down how microfill housing, ADUs, duplexes, and small multi-unit developments are reshaping affordability.

Jared explains why millions of homes are missing from the market, how outdated zoning laws slowed growth for decades, and how new legislation is opening the door for everyday developers to build again.

You’ll hear why nurses, teachers, and working families are priced out of their own communities, and how small-scale housing projects are bringing them back.

If you care about housing, policy, or the future of your community, this conversation lays out a clear path forward.

00:00 Intro

00:13 Meet Jared Jones and Middle Housing Partners

01:10 From mortgage industry to housing developer

02:32 What is microfill housing?

03:51 How new laws changed development

06:36 Why zoning reform matters

09:30 How neighborhoods react to new housing

12:25 The real scale of the housing shortage

14:18 Why building takes too long

16:12 Why Wall Street dominates housing

18:40 SB9 and new housing laws explained

21:44 Why current solutions aren’t enough

23:07 The “starter home” solution

25:40 Workforce housing crisis explained

26:38 Why nurses can’t afford homes

31:02 Real community impact of housing shortages

34:50 The Middle Housing Revolution book

37:10 Fixing the broken system

41:21 What’s next: scaling the solution