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Press Release: Mountain Times 07.30.25

MouNTain Times Feature: Launch of Partners In Housing Fund SMG Founder Scott Graves is partnering with local small scale developer Stephen Box in our adoptive hometown of Rutland, VT to build a targeted opportunity for our neighbors to participate in building housing....
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Essays From An Artist

Why Is Affordable Housing Unaffordable to Build?Used by permission of authorScott M. Graves is Founder of M the Media Project and SMGraves Associates.  As contributing writer to M, he writes under the series Essays from An Artist andDemocratic Capitalism.  He formerly...
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Latest White Paper: A $100B Knowledge Towns Strategy for Western MA

What Would $100B do to Transform Western Massachusetts?   What would $100B in total investment do for a rural region of one of the country's powerehouse economies?   In Pioneer Valley Knowledge Towns Strategy Proposal, co-published by author and consultant...
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Episode 180 Are We Here Yet?

Venture Capital & Housing Investment for a better Western MADominic Endicott joins us for a second time on the AWHY? Podcast to discuss a white paper co-published by Dominic and AWHY? Host Scott Graves, detailing a $100 billion dollar strategy for transforming the...
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Client Press Release 09.17.24

SMG Client Breaking Housing Matters Launches first fundraising effort In America today people without a permanent place to live are now at risk of arrest for sleeping outside in public spaces.  BHM believes this is an intolerable solution to the national housing...
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Press Release 03.08.24

Breaking Housing Matters Launches Pilot effort for Rutland, VT  Courtesy of Breaking Housing Matters   Breaking Housing Matters  Contact: Scott M. Graves  978-884-6596  scott@smgravesassociates.com  www.breakinghousingmatters.org  Introduction by BHM Vermont...
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Podcasts

Episode 199 Are We Here Yet?

Sep 4, 2025

Proptimal’s Lilian ChenWe’re joined this week by tech founder and Real Estate professional Lilian Chen.  She founded Proptimal in order to provide foundational knowledge for investors and developers who generally don’t get the attention they deserve from firms focused...

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Episode 198 Are We Here Yet?

Aug 8, 2025

Rural Spotlight from Western MAI’ve wanted to interview Ben Lamb for a few years now and he did not disappoint.  We spoke on diversifying revenue streams for his organization's regional work and whether the rapid federal funding changes are having an effect.  We also...

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Recent Appearances

Investing In Stronger Communities

by Matthew Schneider Code and Concrete

https://youtu.be/i4PAkyLRf7A?si=PRLYZqi6OpF2F2rP

Resilient Economics of Housing Density

by Dane Carlson & The Econ Dev Show

https://share.fireside.fm/episode/RNur4rno+NnTmUYD-

Getting Past Covid, Economic Development, Podcasting

by The Soft Serve Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soft-serve-podcast/id1428770328?i=1000577887510

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