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Own the Block
A show for the people who want to build community-owned real estate — and the practitioners who make it possible. Each episode unpacks a different piece of the capital stack and tells the stories behind the deal, through conversations with the connectors, technical assistance providers, and fund creators who turn complicated deals into real, non-extractive wins for communities. Smart, practical, and story-driven, Own the Block is built for nonprofit workers, community activists, lenders…
Episodes
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Assessing the Capital Ecosystem
This is the big-picture money episode: how much capital genuinely exists for community-owned real estate, where the real gaps are, and why "relationships" keep…
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Who Gets to Own the Neighborhood
This is the episode that earns the show's name: a real look at who actually gets to own a neighborhood, and who makes that ownership possible in the first…
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What Is CORE—and Why Capital Matters
This first episode of Own The Block sets the table for the season: what community-owned real estate actually is, how mature the field is in 2026, and what it…
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Welcome to Own the Block!
Welcome to Own the Block, a show for the people who want to build community-owned real estate — and the practitioners who make it possible. Each episode…