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Since the Great Recession, financial markets have increasingly influenced housing markets and have had a particular impact on low- and moderate-income communities. Whether selling homes through contracts for deed or acquiring single-family homes to rent out, corporate and institutional investors are both expanding and constraining opportunity.
This seminar, presented by the Federal Reserve Banks Cleveland and Minneapolis on October 2, 2023, gathered experts for a research-driven discussion exploring how both contracts for deed and investor-owned single-family rentals are affecting lower-income communities.
Panel speakers
Brian An
Assistant Professor and Director of Master of Science in Public Policy
School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech
Eric Seymour
Assistant Professor
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University
Agenda
2:00-2:02 pm ET
Welcome and opening remarks
Jennie Blizzard, Communications Advisor, Fed Communities
Lisa Nelson, Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
2:02-2:03 pm ET
Introduction of Panelists
2:03-2:45 pm ET
Panel 1: Contract for Deed
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Sarah Bolling Mancini, Co-Director of Advocacy, National Consumer Law Center moderator
John Green, Managing Principal, Blackstar Stability
Hal Martin, Policy Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Eric Seymour, Assistant Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University
2:45-2:47 pm ET
Transition and introduction of panelists
2:47-3:29 pm ET
Panel 2: Investor-Owned Single-Family Homes
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Libby Starling, Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis moderator
Brian An, Assistant Professor and Director of Master of Science in Public Policy, School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech
Laurie Goodman, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute
Kyle Mangum, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
3:29-3:30 pm ET
Closing remarks
About the Series
This seminar is part of the Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series, 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.
