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Note: Former Gov. Jim Gilmore and Sen. Rand Paul also spoke
AGENDA
New Hampshire Housing Summit
Saint Anselm College - New Hampshire Institute of Politics
Friday October 16, 2015
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Registration
Continental Breakfast Sponsored by
realtor.com
Introduction
Neil Levesque, New Hampshire Institute of Politics
National Anthem
National Anthem
Ayla Brown, Country Music Artist
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Steven DiSalvo, President, Saint Anselm College
The Honorable Kelly Ayotte, U.S. Senator
The Honorable Ted Gatsas, Mayor of Manchester
Opening Remarks
The Honorable Scott Brown, former U.S. Senator
Video Presentation
Stuck...When No Place is Affordable
and You Can’t Get Ahead
Gail Huff-Brown, Journalist
A Conversation with The Honorable
Martin O’Malley, former Governor
Bart Harvey, Calvert Social Investment Foundation
State of the Nation’s Housing
The Honorable Nic Retsinas, Harvard Business School
Chris Herbert, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
Expanding Access to Credit
Introduction by Ed Brady, National Association of Home Builders
The Honorable Dave Stevens, Mortgage Bankers Association
Gary Acosta, National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
The Honorable Frank Keating, American Bankers Association
Tom Woods, National Association of Home Builders
Alex Perriello, Realogy
Ronald Phipps, National Association of Realtors
Introduction by The Honorable Rick Lazio, Jones Walker
A Conversation with The Honorable
Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator
Alex Skatell, Independent Journal
Break
Granite State Housing Landscape
Moderated by Charlie Sherman, New
Horizons
Taylor Caswell, CDFA
Dean Christon, NHHFA
Elissa Margolin, Housing Action New
Hampshire
Josh Meehan, Keene Housing
Kevin Smith, Town of Londonderry
Housing—the Economic Multiplier
Moderated by The Honorable Raphael Bostic,
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Ike Brannon, Capital Policy
Analytics
Svenja Gudell, Zillow
Jonathan Smoke, Realtor.com
Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics
The Dawning of the Age of
Millennials
Moderated by Jeb Mason, The Cypress Group
Ayla Brown, Country Music Artist
John Paul Cisneros, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., LLC
Kristen Hughes, McKenna & Associates
Benny Johnson, Independent Journal
Shaun Kern, American Bankers Association
Luncheon sponsored by Zillow
Special Performance by Country Music Artist Ayla Brown
Introduction by The Honorable Henry Cisneros
A Conversation with The Honorable Mike
Huckabee, former Governor
J. Ronald Terwilliger, J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation
for Housing America’s Families
Break
The Housing Vaccine
Moderated by Dr. Megan Sandel, Boston University School of Medicine
The Honorable Dan Feltes, New Hampshire Senator
Erika Poethig, Urban Institute
The Honorable Dennis Shea, Shea Public Strategies
Skin in the Game: Accessing Private
Capital to Build Affordable Housing
Introduction by Renée Glover, Habitat for Humanity International
Moderated by The Honorable Rick Lazio, Jones Walker
Dick Anagnost, Anagnost Companies
Bart Harvey, Calvert Social Investment Foundation
Maureen Beauregard, Families in Transition
Doug Bibby, National Multifamily Housing Council
Kevin Kelly, National Association of Home Builders
Break
Introduction by The Honorable Scott Brown, former U.S. Senator
A Conversation with The Honorable
Chris Christie, Governor
Carl Cameron, FOX News
Introduction by The Honorable Rick Lazio, Jones Walker
A Conversation with The Honorable
George Pataki, former Governor
Carl Cameron, FOX News
America’s Demographic Transformation
The Honorable Henry Cisneros, CityView
Closing Remarks
J. Ronald Terwilliger, J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation
for Housing America’s Families
National Council of State Housing Agencies blog posting
October 22, 2015
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ADDRESS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSING SUMMIT
The need for affordable housing is often absent as a discussion topic
in presidential debates and typically does not play a major role in the
candidates’ policy platforms. However, this campaign season, the J.
Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America’s Families sought to
raise housing’s profile by hosting the New Hampshire Housing Summit on
October 16 and inviting presidential candidates to address an audience
comprised of representatives of national housing organizations and
those involved in the New Hampshire affordable housing industry.Seven presidential candidates—Former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former New York Governor George Pataki, former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky—each individually addressed the Summit to discuss how they would address the affordable housing crisis if elected president.
Governor O’Malley said that as President he would double the size of the Housing Credit and the Community Development Block Grant. He also called for increased investment in public housing and derided HOME funding cuts. He argued that there are few things as important as housing and that the lack of affordable housing contributes to income inequality. He also stated that it would be a mistake to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Senator Graham credited the New Hampshire Housing Summit with making him more aware of the affordable housing crisis and said that, “[H]ousing is the least talked-about issue on the campaign trail.” He noted that it is appropriate for the federal government to partner with states and the private sector to increase access to affordable housing. He told audience members that HUD’s budget, as part of the discretionary budget, is squeezed due to rising cost of entitlement programs, and discussed his position on curbing mandatory spending.
Governor Huckabee maintained that housing often doesn’t get attention because it is difficult for people to understand the breadth of the problem if their own housing is affordable to them. He said over-regulation contributes to the housing crisis, citing the Dodd-Frank financial reform law as part of the problem.
Governor Christie maintained that there is a tension between environmentalists looking to preserve green space in their communities and affordable housing advocates that would use that space to increase housing supply. He stated his support for public-private partnerships to address the affordable housing need and noted that his state of New Jersey has an excellent relationship with HUD, having worked closely with the Department on Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.
Like Governor Huckabee, Governor Pataki also pointed to over-regulation as a primary cause of the affordable housing crisis. He said that affordable housing finance should be provided by private sector actors and administered by states.
Governor Gilmore opposed the federal government’s involvement in affordable housing activities, supporting a strong private sector approach to the problem.
Senator Paul supported limited federal government involvement in affordable housing, saying it should only be for those who cannot help themselves, and assistance should be temporary.