Attainable Housing and Capital Market Solutions with Len Wolfson

Season 01 | Episode 14

In this episode, Randy C. Norton, Founder and Chairman of MultiGreen and Len Wolfson, Partner at Fed Hall, discuss the current housing crisis, including its origins and scope. They review recent efforts to address the crisis and highlight potential resolutions.

(0:50) Len’s focus on housing within a boutique government affairs firm(1:28) Causes of America’s massive housing supply shortage(2:26) Inconsistencies in defining the extent of the housing shortage(3:31) Proposed supply-side solutions(4:29) Lack of recent policy focus on housing issues(5:06) Levels of government that can incentivize more housing supply(6:18) How current federal intervention has made core problems worse(6:53) Federal government’s recent Build Back Better Act is a Demand-Side Policy not Supply-Side Policy solution(8:15) Solutions must involve all government levels along with the public and private sectors

Additional mentionsBipartisan Policy Center (BPC)The Great Recession of 2008Terwilliger Center for HousingHousing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA / Fannie Mae)Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ((FHLMC / Freddie Mac)Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard UniversityBuild Back Better Act

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