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The webcast forum on Building a Better Future sponsored by NAHB aired on Tuesday, 9/17.
This CQ Roll Call Forum took a look at the current state of the housing market in the US and what policy makers can do to encourage market recovery – short term and long term – to ensure future contributions to the GDP.
This half-day event gathered Members of Congress, their staff, industry and association leaders and other key stakeholders together to examine the future of the housing market. They examined the role the market plays on the macro and micro level, and how effective policy can ultimately strengthen our communities for the future. It also explored the ways other key stakeholders in the legislative process (i.e. federal agencies, the private sector, non-profit organizations and academia) can work together to move the market forward.
Agenda on September 17:
8:00 am Breakfast reception and Welcome and Sponsor Remarks
Rick Judson, Chairman, NAHB
David Hawkings, senior editor, Roll Call
8:40 am Keynote: Senator John Tester (D-Mont.)
9:00 am Keynote: Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)
9:20 am Executive Panel 1
Demographics: The Outlook for Housing Demand and Production
Moderated by David Hawkings, senior editor, Roll Call
Eric Belsky, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
David Crowe, NAHB
Dr. Christopher Mayer, Columbia University
10:10 am Coffee Break
10:25 am Executive Panel 2
Financing Housing: GSE Reform and Sensible Mortgage Lending
Moderated by Nick Timiraos, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Michael Berman, Senior Advisor, Housing Finance, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Michael Calhoun, President, Center for Responsible Lending
Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
Peter Wallison, Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
11:20 am Executive Panel 3
Tax Reform: Potential Effects on Homeownership and the Economy
Moderated by David Hawkings, senior editor, Roll Call
John Buckley, Professor, Georgetown University, and former Chief Democratic Tax Counsel, House Ways and Means Committee
Rob Dietz, Economist, NAHB
Dr. John Weicher, Senior Fellow, Director, Center for Housing and Financial Markets, Hudson Institute
12:15 pm Keynote: Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga)
12:35pm Closing remarks from NAHB and Thank You from CQ Roll Call
Followed by Networking Luncheon