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Keys to Opportunity in the Housing Market: Research on Strategies for Preserving and Expanding Rental Housing Affordability
September 26, 2023 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm EDT
Join us in person or virtually for a community development research seminar exploring challenges and opportunities in the affordable rental housing market.
Panelists will discuss their research on rental housing dynamics during the pandemic and how those lessons can inform strategies to expand the number of low-cost rental units in the future.
To attend in-person and enjoy a networking reception with the panelists, please register by September 19. Virtual participants may register any time before the seminar.
Speakers & Agenda
1-1:30 pm ET in-person only
Registration
1:30-1:40 pm ET
Introduction and welcoming remarks
Michelle Bowman
Federal Reserve Governor
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
pre-recorded
Angelyque Campbell
Community Affairs Officer
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
1:40-2:35 pm ET
Panel 1: Challenges for Rental Affordability in the Pandemic Era and Beyond
Rebecca Yae
Director
The Housing Initiative at Penn
Moderator
Anamita Gall
Civic Designer
The Lab @ DC
Jacob Haas
Senior Research Specialist
Eviction Lab
Senta Leslie
Associate Director, Eviction Prevention
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Igor Popov
Chief Economist
Apartment List
2:35-2:45 pm ET
Break
2:45-3:45 pm ET
Panel 2: Regulatory and Programmatic Strategies to Increase the Supply of Lower-Cost Rental Units
Jenny Schuetz
Senior Fellow
Brookings Metro
Moderator
Ophelia Basgal
Affiliate
Terner Center for Housing Innovation
Annette Kim
Associate Professor
Sol Price School of Public Policy
University of Southern California
Nicholas Marantz
Associate Professor, Urban Planning and Public Policy
University of California, Irvine
Vince Wang
Assistant Professor
Runstad Department of Real Estate
University of Washington
3:45-3:50 pm ET
Closing remarks
Location
This is a hybrid event offering in-person and virtual attendance options. A reception will follow the seminar for in-person attendees.
Seminar organizers
This seminar is hosted by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia.
About the Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series
Keys to Opportunity in the Housing Market
The Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series is a forum for exploring the intersection of research, policy, and practice in the community development field. The Series expands access to high-quality research that informs stakeholders who are working to support low- and moderate-income communities and communities of color. Our 2023 theme is Keys to Opportunity in the Housing Market.