Beyond Four Walls: Conversations on Affordable Housing

In this week's episode, NHC President and CEO David Dworkin talks with Sarah Brundage, President and CEO of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders, and Gisele Roget, Founding Principal of Overbrook Square Group, to discuss the future of housing policy in President Trump’s administration and beyond.  

Gisele Roget, a veteran of the first Trump administration, has held influential roles leading teams and directing policy in Washington, DC, becoming the first Black woman to lead the Office of External Affairs for a federal depository regulator with her appointment as Deputy Chief of Staff for the National Credit Union Administration. Prior to joining NCUA, she led the Office of Single-Family Housing of the Federal Housing Administration.  

Sarah Brundage is a housing industry veteran having served as a Senior Policy Advisor on the Biden-Harris administration’s Domestic Policy Council at the White House. She also served as Senior Advisor for Housing Supply and Infrastructure at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  

Join David, Sarah, and Gisele as they discuss how the election's outcome may affect housing issues over the next four years. 

In this week's episode, NHC President and CEO David Dworkin talks with NHC Chair Ali Solis and Vice Chair Ralph Perrey about the organization's housing priorities and what the election could mean for housing during the lame duck session and in 2025 and beyond.

Ali Solis, Principal at S3, Solis Strategic Solutions, is a housing industry veteran in Washington, DC, having held important leadership roles at Enterprise Community Partners, NeighborWorks® America, and Make Room. Ralph Perrey is the Executive Director of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency and the longest serving executive director in the agency’s history.

Join David, Ali, and Ralph as they discuss NHC's policy agenda and the future of housing policy.

On September 9, the National Housing Conference (NHC) and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) hosted “Revolutionizing Homeownership: Innovations in Mortgage Tech, AI, and Data.” The forum brought together policymakers, industry experts, and leaders to examine how emerging technologies are reshaping the housing sector, with a particular focus on advancements in mortgage platforms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and data transparency. 

In this week's episode, we revisit the panel, Empowering Consumers: Data Transparency in Housing Decisions, which delved into the transformative potential of advanced data transparency in empowering consumers to make informed decisions. Topics discussed included ensuring clarity on monthly homeownership costs, setting realistic expectations for mortgage processes and closing costs, preparing for potential payment fluctuations, facilitating loan comparisons, and promoting fair pricing practices.  

In this week's episode, we welcome Benson (Buzz) Roberts, who has spent over 45 years serving affordable housing and community development, before retiring as President and CEO from the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders last December.

NHC’s President and CEO David Dworkin sits down with Buzz to discuss his career and involvement in creating and improving ground-breaking policies such as the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, the New Markets Tax Credit, HOME Investment Partnerships block grants, the Capital Magnet Fund, Treasury Department funding for FHA multifamily risk-sharing loans, regulatory changes to the Community Reinvestment Act, and the proposed Neighborhood Homes Investment Act. 

In this week's episode, we welcome Marc Morial, President and CEO of the National Urban League. With 90 affiliates serving 300 communities in 37 states and the District of Columbia, the National Urban League advocates for policies and services that close the equality gap through policy leadership, social programs, and research.

A prominent national voice for jobs, education, housing, health, voting rights, equity, and entrepreneurship, Morial previously served as the highly successful Mayor of New Orleans before transitioning to his role at the National Urban League. He sits down with NHC President and CEO David Dworkin to discuss the current affordable housing crisis and efforts to bridge racial economic disparities.

In this week's episode, we welcome Dennis Shea, the Executive Director of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy, which is working to advance public policies that more effectively address our nation's critical housing affordability challenges. Dennis joins NHC's President and CEO David Dworkin to discuss the Center's efforts to address today's affordable housing shortage. He also reflects on his tenure as HUD's Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. 

In this week's episode, we welcome HUD's Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Julia Gordon. At HUD, Gordon oversees the Department's policies, programs, and operations supporting the nation’s homebuyers, homeowners, renters, and communities.

Throughout her career, Commissioner Gordon has been both a strong advocate for and hands-on practitioner working to achieve equal justice, fairness and equity in housing, and consumer protections. She joins NHC's President and CEO David Dworkin to discuss HUD's efforts to address the country's affordable housing shortage and her more than 30 years of experience working in the housing and community development sectors.

In this week's episode, we welcome Michael Pugh, President and CEO of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), one of the nation’s largest community development financial institutions. With more than 30 years of banking experience, particularly in expanding access to capital for underserved families, businesses, and communities, Michael shares his insights and strategies for tackling the affordable housing shortage in our country.

In this week's episode, we welcome Tia Boatman Patterson, President and CEO of the California Community Reinvestment Corporation, a leading multifamily housing lender addressing the affordable housing crisis across California. A recipient of NHC’s 2024 Housing Visionary Award and acknowledged nationally and statewide as a policy expert in affordable housing, community development, small business, and economic development, Tia joins us to discuss ways to address the country's affordable housing crisis. 

In this week's episode, we welcome CNBC’s Senior Climate and Real Estate Correspondent Diana Olick who engaged in a discussion about "The State of the Housing Market" with industry leaders Ed Brady, President and CEO of the Home Builders Institute; Mark Jones, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association; and Robert Pinnegar, President and CEO of the National Apartment Association, at NHC's Solutions for Housing Communications convening. They discuss the state of the housing market, focusing on key issues such as the shortage of affordable housing, insufficient housing supply, interest rates, financing availability, and the actions being considered or implemented by Congress and the Administration to address these challenges.