Guest Eric Vernon, Attorney at Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, new Member and upcoming host and Champion, instigated a lively discussion of the workforce housing need in Raleigh. Speaker Rick Lackey of Real Professionals added that in other cities, redevelopment authorities are turning over old properties to developers for this very purpose. David Koehler, Director of Business Development at Wells Fargo, then referenced a recent News & Observer article, stating “More than 49,000 additional families spend more than one-third of their income on housing.”