Housing Finance and Affordability Event Scheduled

The Center for American Progress will hold an event on June 5, “How Can the Housing Finance System Promote Broad Access and Affordability?” The event will be held at 12 pm at 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC. Scheduled panelists are: Former Representative Brad Miller (D-NC) of the Center for American Progress, Julia Gordon of the Center for American Progress, Janis Bowdler of the National Council of La Raza, Ed Brady of Brady Homes and the Bipartisan Housing Commission, James Carr of the Center for American Progress and the Opportunity Agenda, and Philip Swagel of the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. The session will be moderated by Janneke Ratcliffe of the Center for American Progress and the University of North Carolina’s Center for Community Capital. Speakers will discuss ways in which the current housing finance system can be reformed “so that all Americans can access sustainable, affordable housing.”Readers can RSVP for the event at: http://1.usa.gov/ZBjOwr