{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-sahma-exchange.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fjeffrey-wirricks-story-CIFWYPPB","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Jeffrey Wirrick's Story","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/0591cd30-9880-4080-8eae-35451736e24e/c7f8c6e8-e6ac-4a43-9938-c91afed5bd9c/cropped_1790187184465.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"After 35 years in affordable housing, Jeffrey Wirrick has seen plenty of change — but some of the industry’s biggest challenges remain surprisingly familiar.\n\nIn this episode of The SAHMA Exchange, we sit down with Jeff, Chief Operating Officer of National Housing Compliance, to talk about his unexpected path from accounting into affordable housing, the role compliance plays in protecting properties for the long term, and why the country is still grappling with a housing crisis decades later.\n\nJeff shares his perspective on increasing regulation, limited resources, the importance of implementation when new housing policy is passed, and one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: developing the next generation of affordable housing professionals.\n\nThe conversation also explores what today’s workforce expects from employers, how affordable housing can compete for talent, and why salary alone may never tell the whole story. For Jeff, building a career in affordable housing also comes down to something much more personal — having a heart for serving others."}