Senator Mike Crapo and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to Headline Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission’s Public Forum in Sun Valley, Idaho

Event to Feature Local and National Housing Experts Discussing Idaho Area Market Trends, Housing Finance Reform, Innovation in Rural Housing, Role of Small Banks and Community Lenders, and the future of the Federal Housing Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 19, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Housing Commission will host a public forum on pressing local and national housing issues at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho on Thursday, August 22, 2013. Idaho ranks among the top five states with the highest increase in home prices. Over the first quarter of last year, home prices in Idaho climbed 15 percent. Other states topping the list include Arizona, California, Nevada and Hawaii.

This timely forum will feature Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Senator Mike Crapo, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, former HUD Secretary Henry G. Cisneros and former Senator Kit Bond, both co-chairs of the BPC Housing Commission, and former U.S. Representative Rick Lazio. Leading local, regional and national housing experts will also discuss the state of U.S. housing, current market trends, innovation in rural housing and the role of small banks and community lenders.

This event is the eighth regional public forum hosted by the BPC Housing Commission. In February, the commission issued a report, Housing America’s Future: New Directions for National Policy, which offers policy recommendations on how to tackle the near-term and long-term challenges in the housing sector. Throughout 2013, the commission will visit different regions of the country to discuss the local and national impact of its recommendations.

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Public Forum Agenda (all times local):

8:30 – 9:00 AM Breakfast and Registration

9:00 – 9:10 AM Welcome

Dave Wilson, Former Mayor of Sun Valley Past President of the National Association of Home Builders, and Sun Valley homebuilder

9:10 – 9:45 AM Opening Remarks

Senator Mike Crapo, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Introduction by Former Senator Kit Bond, Thompson Coburn; BPC Housing Commission co-chair

9:45 – 10:30 AM A Conversation with HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan

Moderated by the Honorable Rick Lazio

10:30 – 10:45 AM Immigration Reform and Housing

Former HUD Secretary Henry G. Cisneros, CityView; BPC Housing Commission co-chair

10:45 – 11:00 AM Networking break

11:00 – 12:00 PM Housing Finance Reform and the Future of FHA

Federal Housing Administration Commissioner Carol Galante

Gerald Hunter, Idaho Housing and Finance Association

John Weicher, Hudson Institute

Moderated by Barry Zigas, Consumer Federation of America

12:00 – 1:15 PM Lunch

Luncheon Keynote: State of the Nation’s Housing: “Housing Recovery is Underway, But Not for Everyone”

Introduction by Dennis Shea, Shea Public Strategies

Eric Belsky, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

1:15 – 2:15 PM Rural Innovation

Rosanna Allen, Coeur d’ Alene Tribal Housing Authority

Suzanne Anarde, Local Initiatives Support Corporation

Russ Kaney, Enterprise Community Partners

Karl Ory, Housing Assistance Council Western Office

Moderated by Former Senator Kit Bond

2:15 – 2:30 PM Networking break

2:30 – 3:15 PM Community Lenders and the Role of Small Banks

Ron Haynie, Independent Community Bankers of America

Brenda Hughes, First Federal

Dave Wilson, Independent Director, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle

Moderated by Ed Brady, Brady Homes

3:15 – 3:30 PM Closing Remarks

Former HUD Secretary Henry G. Cisneros

What:

Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission’s Regional Public Forum in Sun Valley to Discuss Housing America’s Future: New Directions for National Policy

When:

Thursday, August 22, 2013
8:30 AM-3:30PM MDT

Where:

Sun Valley Resort
1 Sun Valley Road
Sun Valley, ID 83363

Contact:

Joann Donnellan
jdonnellan (at) bipartisanpolicy (dot) org
703-966-1990