Monday, July 18, 2022, 11:30 AM – 1 PM EDT

Terri Montague, McDonald Distinguished Senior Fellow and Senior Lecturer, School of Law, The Center for the Study of Law and Religion

“Demystifying and Meeting the Affordable Housing Challenge”

As the U.S. economy continues to recover from the global pandemic, the housing affordability crisis worsens, leaving public agencies, private developers, and community advocates scrambling to meet the growing demand and unmet housing needs. Meanwhile, millions of cost-burdened households daily live threatened with eviction or foreclosure and face persistent inequality in housing opportunities. This presentation discusses the leading factors and conditions that contribute to the worsening housing affordability challenges facing American families and communities. The presentation will: highlight the significance and nature of the affordable housing challenge; overview the key housing system dynamics, drivers and conventional approaches; foreground evolving market dynamics and emerging strategies that can help to overcome current barriers and limitations of conventional approaches; and explore what current calls for “racial equity” may mean for future affordable housing policy and practices.