Social Permaculture in Real Estate
Finding Community in the Heart of Sellwood
Watch Neal’s interview with Matt Bibeau on how City Repair got started and the aspects of what makes this Sellwood neighborhood so interesting.
Can markets help heal the planet? Adam Davis of Ecosystem Investment Partners explains how mitigation banking channels private capital into ecological restoration, creating systems where regeneration and profitability advance together.
WholeTrees transforms unmilled timber into engineered structures that unite beauty, carbon performance, and local economies—proving that the least-processed wood can build a regenerative, high-performance future.
Finance doesn’t have to be extractive—Jasper van Brakel of RSF Social Finance reveals how capital, when aligned with purpose, can become a tool for regeneration and systemic healing.
Designing with nature to create abundance—Penny Livingston on the power of permaculture in real estate.
Steve Bruere shares how Middlebrook is redefining what’s possible when agriculture meets real estate development, creating a vibrant agrihood community rooted in farming, culture, and connection.
Neal is the co-founder of Latitude, a regenerative-focused real estate company that works with change agents across North America. His work has brought him around the globe across three-continents as a business leader, consultant, and project manager. He has a dynamic background that combines sustainability with investment analysis and marketing and communications. He is the host of The Regenerative Real Estate Podcast, and is a public speaker, author, and father. He holds a Bachelors in Agriculture Economics, a Masters in Sustainable Development, and is Living Future Accredited.