Wife & mom. PSU alum, former SPANer. @BPC_Bipartisan associate director of communications, w/ focus on housing. Views are mine. And yes, my eyes are real.
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Excessive deficits drive up interest rates, which drive up mortgage rates and housing construction costs. The debt conversation is a housing conversation. Join @BPC_Bipartisan and @NatlGovsAssoc tomorrow as we tackle these issues: bipartisanpolicy.org/event/a…
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Why does it take so long and cost so much to build a home? @Vikas_Enti of @ReframeSystems tells us how AI can streamline the process. #AI
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Sara Bronin of Land Use Labs on making zoning rules something people can understand. #AI
Watch the full event here: ow.ly/WHpA50ZZMWy
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How can AI change permitting? Infilla’s Jenny Song on the future of permitting. #AI
Watch the full event here: ow.ly/MEaw50ZZMNr
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The Build America, Buy America Act extended domestic content requirements to federally assisted housing projects. Our new brief breaks down what that means—and what recommendations have emerged to minimize the impact while working toward the law’s goals: bipartisanpolicy.org/issue-b…
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Welcome to the team! Lauren Dunton is our director of housing.
Lauren has two decades of experience working on housing and homelessness issues. At Abt Global (formerly Abt Associates), she led numerous policy research, implementation, and evaluation studies for federal, state, and philanthropic clients. Lauren designed and executed studies examining affordable housing and homelessness programs that produced timely evidence and policy recommendations. We look forward to working with you!
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The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is law. Now Congress needs to fund it. Members of the Center’s Advisory Committee wrote to House and Senate Appropriations leaders urging FY2027 funding for the law’s new programs. bipartisanpolicy.org/testimo…
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What a lot of people don’t realize: today’s mortgage rates aren’t historically unusual. We’ve seen them before in the ‘70s through the ‘90s. What’s different? Everything else. Insightful piece from @juliezweil of the @washingtonpost.
At the all-time low, the national average rate for a 30-year mortgage was in the 2-percent range for much of 2020 and 2021.
Those days are gone. And for would-be buyers, today’s old-is-new-again rates are painful, sometimes even prohibitive. Here’s why: wapo.st/47qLkSS
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As implementation of the housing law gets underway, Ashley Flores of the Child Poverty Action Lab reminds us what’s at stake.
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States and cities have real work ahead implementing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. Cullum Clark of the Bush Institute on how Dallas and other cities can pair federal and state reforms to make progress on housing.
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A lot of the housing shortage comes down to zoning. Jenny Schuetz of Arnold Ventures on how we got here—and what it would take to change course.
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Accepting another program's inspection means getting a hold of the records. @CWojPHADA of the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (@PHADA_USA) on the importance of making that simple for housing authorities.
Watch the full conversation: ow.ly/VXmI50ZYaRO
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Great coverage of our Housing Innovators event, Building Better with AI. Technology can help, but inconsistent zoning data remains a real bottleneck. Check out the full event: bipartisanpolicy.org/event/h…
Localities are turning to AI to fast-track permiting, but outdated or conflicting zoning text and maps still delay approvals:
housingwire.com/articles/ai-…
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AI is already reshaping how homes get designed, permitted, and built. Today at 1 p.m., BPC’s Housing Innovators series digs into how. Tune in: youtube.com/watch?v=KWpjGN8Z…
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How can artificial intelligence help build more homes, faster?
🎙️ Join us this Tuesday, October 13,for the next #HousingInnovators event with Sara C. Bronin, @Vikas_Enti of @ReframeSystems, and Jenny Song of Infilla.
Register today: ow.ly/T3Y550ZUYwK
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@Stefanie_DeLuca of @JohnsHopkins University has spent years interviewing voucher holders and landlords. One conversation in Mobile, AL, stuck with her.
Watch the full conversation: ow.ly/c2Gc50ZWvFB
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@GregBrownNAA of the @NAAhq highlights what landlords must consider when determining whether or not to participate in the Housing Choice Voucher program. It comes down to one comparison.
Watch the full conversation: ow.ly/B8Be50ZWw5I
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What does the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act mean for the Housing Choice Voucher program? Last week’s conversation—featuring @HUDgov’s Benjamin Hobbs and experts from @NAAhq, @JohnsHopkins, and @PHADA_USA—is available online. bipartisanpolicy.org/event/w…
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How is artificial intelligence reshaping the homebuilding process? BPC’s Housing Innovators series tackles that question on October 13 at 1 p.m. EDT. Register: bipartisanpolicy.org/event/h…
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Thanks to the Working Class Insights Forum for the invite—great discussion on financing housing supply for workers and families with Sarah Brundage of @NAAHLDC, Philip Kash of @hraadvisors, and Andrea Ponsor of @NatlHsingTrust.
