Jonathan Reckford shares his thoughts on the passage of the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, saying, “With the passage of this major legislative package, Congress has demonstrated strong, bipartisan leadership by coming to agreement and taking a critical step in addressing the nation’s housing affordability challenge.”
“A first step in addressing the nation’s [home] affordability challenges.” Chris Vincent, vice president, government relations and advocacy at Habitat for Humanity International, sat down with Scripps News to discuss the expected passing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act along with the complex factors underlying the growing housing affordability crisis in the U.S.
The greatest mistake in housing policy? Believing that housing is something we can simply manufacture. Jonathan Reckford explains the value of a home lies less in the structure itself than in the life it makes possible in a video for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, or UN-Habitat.