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Ethan Epstein talked about his recent Politico Magazine article on how San Francisco reformed its public housing system. The piece is titled, “How San Francisco Saved Its Public Housing By Getting Rid of…

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the question, “Is affordable housing a problem in your community?”

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on increasing access to affordable housing. According to rental trends over $15 million people nationwide will need to spend 50 percen of their…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Wells Fargo v. Miami, which was consolidated with Bank of America v. Miami. The cases concern whether the city of Miami can sue the banks under the Fair Housing Act…

Panelists talked about the connection between healthy living and affordable housing. The panel took place at a health summit hosted by the Partnership for a Healthier America.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson spoke at the National Low Income Housing Coalition conference. He talked about the importance of low income housing programs. Secretary…

Lawrence Yun talked about the Trump administration’s approach to housing policy, the current state of the housing market, Dr. Ben Carson’s nomination to be Housing and Urban Development…

Nikole Hannah-Jones talked about the way racial segregation in housing and schools had been maintained through official action and policy. She spoke with Professor Keith Gessen. “Writing Segregation…

Panelists debated the causes of the 2008 financial crisis. Policy experts discussed whether and to what extent U.S. government housing policy contributed to the crisis, as well as implications…

Erika Poethig talked about threats to the availability of affordable housing in U.S. cities, as well as what communities are doing to expand affordable housing availability.

Professor Matthew Desmond talked about his book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, in which he looks at public housing and poverty in America through the prism of eight…

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and other House Republicans unveiled the party’s “A Better Way to Fight Poverty” proposal at House of Help City Of Hope, a residential treatment facility in the Anacostia neighborhood of…

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretaries Mel Martinez and Henry Cisneros and former Representatives Allyson Schwartz and Vin Weber talked about improving health care and housing policies…

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt talked about FHFA’s work as regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System and as regulator and conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.…

Housing policy experts talked about residential segregation and diversity in U.S. cities. “The Problem We All Live With: Residential Segregation” was part of “A Call to Advance Housing Rights and…

Former Vice President and Senator Walter Mondale (D-MN) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) spoke about the history of the Fair Housing Act. Mr. Mondale discussed his co-sponsorship of the 1968 Fair Housing Act and…

Attorney General Loretta Lynch talked about hthe Justice Department’s partnership with the Housing and Urban Development Department to combat segregation and discrimination in the housing market including using…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro was interviewed at the seventh annual Washington Ideas Forum. He discussed affordable housing, community investment, and voter…

James Bennet moderated a discussion on New Orleans housing and neighborhood development. “A City Changing: Housing, Neighborhoods and Tradition” was part of the day-long event, “New Orleans: 10…

Telephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question, “How is the housing market in your community?” The question came from Department of Commerce figures showing that…