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OT: Policy Briefing on Housing

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POPULATION RESOURCE CENTER
with
The California Institute for Federal Policy Research, the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, the Northeast-Midwest Institute and the offices of Congressmen Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Mark Steven Kirk (R-IL)
invite you to

Boom or Bust?
Public Investment in Homeownership


Monday, May 10, 2004 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am
Room 121, Cannon House Office Building

Moderator
William A. Davis, Jr.
President, Davis Developments, Inc.

Presenters
"American Homeownership: Who Owns"
Jeanne Woodward
Survey Statistician, United States Census Bureau

"What the ACS Tells Us About Regional Trends"
Ellen Wilson
Survey Statistician, United States Census Bureau

"The Costs and Benefits of Public Investment"
William C. Apgar
Senior Scholar, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University

"Reevaluating Federal Housing Policy"
Mark Calabria
Majority Staff, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

"Homeownership and Policy Implications"
Jonathan Miller
Minority Staff, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs


At 68.6 percent, the homeownership rate in the United States is at an all-time high. Even though minority homeownership rates continue to trail the national average, those numbers have also reached historical peaks. This program will detail the trends in homeownership to see how far we, as a nation, have come over the past 40 years. The current administration is promoting a policy aimed at increasing homeownership numbers even further, particularly among minority groups. However, efforts to expand homeownership come with a host of potential risks. This program will analyze the costs of benefits of public investment in this area in an effort to evaluate the current trajectory of housing policy in the U.S.

RSVP (acceptances only) to PRC@prcdc.org or fax 202 467-5034.

Office/Organization___________________________ Name_________________________________

Flannery O'Neil
Population Resource Center
202-467-5030 (p)
202-467-5034 (f)
foneil@prcdc.org