National Housing Conference

Earlier this week, I stood in the Austin Public Library as Airbnb’s Founder and CEO Brian Chesky announced the launch of the Airbnb Housing Accelerator, Airbnb’s new initiative to increase housing supply through investment, advocacy, and innovation, including the Accelerator’s first investment in an affordable housing development in the historic St. John community of Austin.<...

At a time when America sorely needed new and better solutions to address its persistent housing challenges, the passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act demonstrated that meaningful bipartisan action on housing is still possible. And although it won’t single-handedly cure all that ails our housing market, the legislation offered needed reforms to increase housing suppl...

In this week’s episode, we continue our special two-part conversation with Roy Swan, head of the Ford Foundation’s Mission Investments team, where he oversees approximately $1.35 billion in impact investments dedicated to advancing social justice and addressing inequality. If you missed Part 1, we encourage you to go back and hear Swan reflect on the personal and professional...

The next fourteen months are likely to be one of the most consequential periods for housing policy in a generation. With the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (ROAD) now law, the challenge is to turn this landmark bipartisan achievement into policies that work in the real world. That is where NHC and our members come in. Through our Housing Supply Working Group, NHC is bringin...

In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Roy Swan, head of the Ford Foundation’s Mission Investments team, where he oversees approximately $1.35 billion in impact investments dedicated to advancing social justice and addressing inequality. With decades of experience spanning housing, community development, finance, investing, and law, Swan has built a career around deploying c...