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Leading Organizations to Co-Host Symposium on Housing Affordability
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
National Education Association (NEA)
WHAT:
For many families around the country it is difficult to find a home that meets their needs at a price they can afford. NAHB, the NAACP and the NEA are co-hosting a symposium that seeks to address one of the most pressing problems facing families today. Participating groups include housing organizations, civil rights groups, labor organizations, business groups, non-profit organizations and representatives of local, state and federal government.
The goal of the symposium is to develop a broad national coalition that understands and voices support for housing issues at the local level, and to compile a tool box of techniques and programs to help a local coalition improve housing affordability.
The symposium covers a range of issues, including:
- Housing Finance
- Government Resources and Requirements
- Zoning and Infrastructure
- People and Markets
Featured speakers include:
- Randall Kroszner, Member, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
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WHEN:
WHERE:
Cafritz Conference Center, inside the
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800 21st Street, NW,
REGISTRATION:
On-site registration will open at
EDITOR'S NOTE: We request that news media planning to attend contact
CONTACT:
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