Renting By Choice, Raising a Family in the Inner City and Planning for Your Dream Home with Mike Payne

Mike Payne is a partner and the Client Services Director at Arcade Studios, an award-winning Calgary-based digital agency. He joins Al to talk about Calgary’s housing options for families, wanting to live around the hub of a city and middle housing. 

Show notes:

• 00:30 – How Mike ended up in Calgary. 
• 01:30 – Mike’s experience with housing in Canada and the U.S.
• 06:35 – Why Mike is keeping his family in Calgary’s inner city. 
• 09:00 – Does Mike have safety concerns living in the inner city?
• 11:30 – Why Mike’s family is choosing to rent. 
• 15:30 – How middle housing creates an opportunity for people in Mike’s stage of life. 
• 19:15 – What would it take to get young people engaged in the housing discussion?

Arcade Studios: https://www.arcadearcade.ca/

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