Our Story
There is a quote in an article by Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, which says:
“Builders who invest in relationships and trust at the municipal and neighborhood levels will create the conditions for scalable growth. Top-down mandates won’t cut it—bottom-up coalitions will. We will lead with Values, Capability, and Courage. We need to move as bold reformers who lift civic pride, create opportunity, and stop lobbying just for narrow self-interest. We need to be leaders who put the community before the company.”
“New homes are the gateway to financial security, education, health, and community stability. Builders who position their mission around shared prosperity and act with courage and competence will step up to remove friction, work to shorten approval timelines, and do more to create sustainable public-private partnerships that will unlock new growth markets and stand out as leaders.”
“Let’s identify our government’s failure in permitting, education, fiscal responsibility, and infrastructure. However, let’s do it like those who have been successful, where business and civic leaders collaborate to solve systemic problems. In the next five years, we must think beyond entitlement fights and start co-authoring solutions with municipalities, utilities, and community organizations. The message is clear: business-led civic innovation is the way forward.”
I knew that we could be a catalyst to lead this collaboration. And with that thought, the Housing Coalition of SC were born.
Getting the Coalition Started
After reading Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, article, he said, “Builders who invest in relationships and trust at the municipal and neighborhood levels will create the conditions for scalable growth. Top-down mandates won’t cut it — bottom-up coalitions will.
We will lead with Values, Capability, and Courage. We need to move as bold reformers who lift civic pride, create opportunity, and stop lobbying just for narrow self-interest. We need to be leaders who put the community before the company. New homes are the gateway to financial security, education, health, and community stability.
A community that positions its mission around shared prosperity — and acts with courage and competence will step up to remove friction, work to shorten approval timelines, and do more to create sustainable public-private partnerships that will unlock new growth markets and stand out as leaders.
Working together to improve processes in permitting, education, fiscal responsibility, and infrastructure. Following the example of successful individuals, business and civic leaders collaborate to solve systemic problems. We must look beyond entitlement fights to co-author solutions with municipalities, utilities, and community organizations. The message is clear: business-led civic innovation is the way forward.”
I knew that we could be a catalyst to lead this collaboration. So, we have gathered landowners, business owners, community leaders, developers, and local affordable workforce housing builders, who now comprise the Housing Coalition of SC.
Our Mission
Gathering business leaders, landowners, civic leaders, and developers to listen to each other and grow together. Creating policies that foster prosperity for all, leading to enhanced police services, improved fire control, better schools, lower taxes, and stronger business growth.
Our Goals
“Serving and Protecting Underserved New Homebuyers in South Carolina.” This initiative could lend credibility to our cause, demonstrating that a larger group shares the same concerns. We will work on our behalf to improve our relationship with government development parties, making the process more equitable and more affordable. Work is needed to:
Collaborate with local governments to ensure alignment with our goals.
Advocate for policy changes to help us achieve our shared objectives.
Hold all parties accountable to the applicable laws and ordinances already in place.
Breakdown local regulatory impacts of restrictive zoning and land use policies that are often rooted in discriminatory practices, artificially limit where housing can be built.
Growing Together: The Path to a Stronger Community
Community opposition (“NIMBYism”) frequently blocks affordable developments, particularly in high-opportunity areas. The sooner you start knocking on doors and being honest with people, the better—acknowledging that you may not be an expert on the subject, but you are an expert on community.
Our community needs us to listen to each other and grow together. Growth will bring prosperity to everyone, leading to better police services, better fire control, better schools, lower taxes, and better business growth. To learn more about our team, mission, and services, reach out today.
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We will lead with Values, Capability, and Courage. Gathering bold reformers who lift civic pride, create positive growth, and move away from narrow self-interest. We gather leaders who put the community's prosperity ahead of self-interest and make the South Carolina workforce proud and productive.