Publicly-Driven Housing Development Models in the U.S. and Globally

Watch the recording of an hour-long webinar on how state and local governments are playing a more direct role in the development and ownership of affordable housing. 

Claudia Aiken, Director of New Research Partnerships, Hayley Raetz, Policy Director, and Tony Bodulovic, former Data and Policy Analyst at the Housing Solutions Lab, co-hosted this session. We discussed The Emerging Spectrum of Government-Led and Publicly-Owned Housing Development Models, a brief from the NYU Furman Center and Housing Solutions Lab that analyzes nine cases spanning eight states in which state or local governments act as developers, investors, or long-term owners to drive government-led housing development.

Joining us were a panel of experts and policymakers with direct experience with publicly-driven housing development, including:

• Matthew Bedsole, Director of the City of Atlanta’s Housing Innovation Lab
• Emily Gallagher, New York Assemblymember for District 50
• Marc Jahr, Senior Advisor at Forsyth Street and former president of the New York City Housing Development Corporation
• Zachary Marks, Senior Vice President of Real Estate at Montgomery County, Maryland’s Housing Opportunities Commission 
• Zach Martinez, Legal Counsel and Policy Advisor at Colorado’s Gary Community Ventures

Our panelists drew on their expertise to discuss the motivations behind, potential benefits of, and obstacles to public development.

Explore the Lab’s suite of new resources about public development models in the U.S. and abroad.

Watch the recording below: