In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, hosts Aaron and Adam interview Katie Maslechko, the CEO of the Rental Protection Fund. 

Topics covered include:

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• Introduction to the Rental Protection Fund and its goals
  
• Funding and support for nonprofits and co-ops
  
• Early success and partnerships
  
• Potential federal government support
  
• Challenges with existing federal programs and the need for tailored solutions
  
• Benefits of engaging with a fund as a broker or vendor
  

More about our guest…

Katie is an award-winning real estate professional with a decade of senior leadership experience. She has an impressive track record of building strategic partnerships across the private development, non-profit, and government sectors to deliver innovative, community-building projects. As Director of Development for Vancouver-based real estate developer Beedie, she was at the helm of groundbreaking projects, including a unique public-private-philanthropic partnership to deliver affordable housing and childcare in the City of Burnaby. 

Katie also chairs the Urban Land Institute’s Public-Private Partnership Product Council, comprised of leaders in city-building from across North America in public, private, and quasi-public roles, who gather regularly to discuss innovative partnerships and best practices to spur equitable development and social impact in cities and communities. She previously served as a non-profit board director and on the Urban Development Institute’s Women of UDI Committee.

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