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|'''Established''' |
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|'''President and CEO''' |
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|'''Headquarters''' |
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|style="padding-right: 1em;" | [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|USA]] |
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|'''Research Affiliate''' |
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The nonprofit '''National Housing Conference''' (NHC) was established in 1931 to ensure decent, affordable housing for America's families. |
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The '''National Housing Conference''' ('''NHC''') is an American [[non-profit organization]] based in [[Washington, D.C.]] established in 1931. |
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Maureen Friar serves as president and CEO of NHC, and Dan Nissenbaum, chief operating officer of the Urban Investment Group, a division of [[Goldman Sachs]] Bank USA, is chair of NHC. |
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The [[Center for Housing Policy]] is the research affiliate of the National Housing Conference. |
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[[Jeffrey Lubell]] is executive director of the Center. [[John McIlwain]], senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute and ULI/J. Ronald Terwilliger chair for housing, is chairman of the Center. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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⚫ | In 1931, Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch, a reformer and social worker, formed the National Public Housing Conference, which became the National Housing Conference (NHC), the first{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} non-partisan, independent coalition of national housing leaders from both the public and private sector. Simkhovitch believed that imaginative programs could replace slums with decent housing and revive the creative spirit of a community.<ref name="nyhousingconference.org">NYHC: It Began in New York, 2006. http://www.nyhousingconference.org/pdf/Housing_QVersion.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910003216/http://www.nyhousingconference.org/pdf/Housing_QVersion.pdf |date=2008-09-10 }}</ref> In 1934, NHC pushed hard to get the Federal Home Loan Bank Board set up, and helped engineer the passage of the [[National Housing Act of 1934]], which created the [[Federal Housing Administration]] (FHA). |
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⚫ | In 1931, Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch, a reformer and social worker, formed the National Public Housing Conference, which became the National Housing Conference (NHC), the first non-partisan, independent coalition of national housing leaders from both the public and private sector. Simkhovitch believed that imaginative programs could replace slums with decent housing and revive the creative spirit of a community. |
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⚫ | NHC's efforts in the 1950s and 1960s helped secure the expansion of the Housing Act of 1949 in 1954, which included authorization of [[Slum clearance in the United States|slum clearance]] and permitted rent adjustments based on income. Part of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]’s “[[Great Society]]” included the creation of the [[U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]] (HUD) in 1965, a cabinet level department with decent housing as its only goal.<ref>Johnson's "Great Society Speech</ref> |
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In 1934, NHC pushed hard to get the Federal Home Loan Bank Board set up, and helped engineer the passage of the [[National Housing Act of 1934]], which created the [[Federal Housing Administration]] (FHA). |
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⚫ | In 1973, Clara Fox, executive director of the Settlement Housing Fund, organized developers, lenders, builders, property managers, residents and others interested in affordable housing into a powerful coalition to fight President [[Richard Nixon]]’s actions to limit federal housing programs. The following year, this coalition, the New York Housing Conference (NYHC), affiliated with NHC. Fox served as co-chair of NYHC until her death in December 2007.<ref name="nyhousingconference.org"/> |
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President [[Harry S. Truman]] signed the [[National Housing Act of 1949]], an extension of the 1937 Act and the most sweeping, ambitious housing legislation the nation ever had. The Act called for “a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family.” <ref> Fannie Mae Foundation. The Housing Act of 1949: Its Place in the Realization of the American Dream of Homeownership. Housing Policy Debate, Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2000. http://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/programs/hpd/pdf/hpd_1102_martinez.pdf </ref> |
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⚫ | After Presidents [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Jimmy Carter]] authorized record high budgets for HUD in the 1970s, the election of [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1982 led to drastic housing budget cuts. Despite the reluctance of the [[Reagan Administration]], NHC successfully lobbied for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit legislation, which gave private investors a 10-year tax incentive to invest in affordable housing by providing equity for multi-family housing with a designated number of units for low-income tenants. This remains the most important incentive for financing low-income housing.<ref>[http://www.multi-housingnews.com/multihousing/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001391108 Multi-Housing News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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⚫ | In 1992, President [[Bill Clinton]]’s new HUD administration approached NHC for help in determining how best to preserve the 940,000 Section 8 program units facing defaults. NHC convened a special task force numbering over 110 industry leaders from all different sectors of the housing industry. The coalition drafted a proposal that resulted in “Mark to Market” legislation, helping to preserve hundreds of thousands of rental units. Also in 1992, NHC created the [[Center for Housing Policy]], an affiliated housing research organization dedicated to conducting practical and relevant research for housing practitioners and policymakers. Jeffrey Lubell serves as executive director of the center. |
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⚫ | In 1973, Clara Fox, executive director of the Settlement Housing Fund, organized developers, lenders, builders, property managers, residents and others interested in affordable housing into a powerful coalition to fight President [[Richard Nixon]]’s actions to limit federal housing programs. The following year, this coalition, the New York Housing Conference (NYHC), affiliated with NHC. Fox served as co-chair of NYHC until her death in December |
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== Leadership == |
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⚫ | After Presidents [[Gerald Ford]] and [[Jimmy Carter]] authorized record high budgets for HUD in the 1970s, the election of [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1982 led to drastic housing budget cuts. |
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David Dworkin serves as president and CEO of NHC and Steve O'Connor is the chair of the Board of Governors. |
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⚫ | In 1992, President [[Bill Clinton]]’s new HUD administration approached NHC for help in determining how best to preserve the 940,000 Section 8 program units facing defaults. NHC convened a special task force numbering over 110 industry leaders from all different sectors of the housing industry. The coalition drafted a proposal that resulted in “Mark to Market” legislation, helping to preserve hundreds of thousands of rental units. |
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Also in 1992, NHC created the [[Center for Housing Policy]], an affiliated housing research organization dedicated to conducting practical and relevant research for housing practitioners and policymakers. Jeffrey Lubell serves as executive director of the Center. |
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In the late 1990s, a group of California NHC members decided that the time was long overdue for California to become a more significant player in the affordable housing policy arena. In 1997 they formed an affiliate organization of NHC, the California Housing Consortium (CHC). Since 1997, CHC has become a major affordable housing player in California. Its efforts have resulted in major state housing bonds focused on ensuring affordable housing. |
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In December 2000, Congress established the bipartisan [[Millennial Housing Commission]]. The Commission was charged with examining, analyzing and exploring: 1) The importance of affordable housing; 2) Possible methods for increasing the role of the private sector in providing affordable housing; and 3) Whether exiting HUD programs work. NHC's then-policy director, [[Conrad Egan]], was the executive director of the Commission. Egan now serves as president and CEO of NHC. |
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== NHC Annual “Housing Person of the Year” Award Gala == |
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NHC holds several regional housing forums each year, in partnership with a network of other national, state and local housing and related organizations. The forums discuss national issues, including affordability, sustainability, and housing's connections to transportation, economic development, education, public health, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nhc.org/policy/Regional-State-and-Local-Forums.html |title=NHC Regional, State and Local Forums |access-date=2010-08-04 |archive-date=2010-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828064450/http://www.nhc.org/policy/Regional-State-and-Local-Forums.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Every year in Washington, DC, NHC honors a person (or organization) who has contributed significantly to the goal of increased affordable housing and strong, healthy communities throughout the nation. In 2009, NHC honored J. Ronald Terwilliger, chairman of both Trammell Crow Residential and Habitat for Humanity International, with this prestigious award. At the 2009 Gala, NHC also honored Congressman [[Barney Frank]] (D-MA) with the "Carl A.S. Coan, Sr. Award" for his long-time advocacy on behalf of affordable housing and community development, as well as his leadership role in addressing the financial and housing crisis. This award was established in 1984 and is named after Carl A. S. Coan, Sr., who was widely regarded as one of the most effective housing staff directors on Capitol Hill. Terwilliger is also a board member for [[Enterprise Community Partners]]. |
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⚫ | {{Unreferenced section|date=July 2020}}The New York Housing Conference (NYHC) was established in 1973 to develop and advocate for affordable housing policy and programs at the federal, state and city level. NYHC has worked with local government agencies to create low-, moderate- and middle-income housing programs locally and has helped gain enactment of major housing legislation. |
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In 2008, NHC honored Bart Harvey, former chairman of [[Enterprise Community Partners]], as its "Housing Person of the Year." In 2007, NHC honored Former HUD Secretary [[Henry Cisneros]], executive chairman of [http://www.cityview.com/ CityView], for his achievement as one of the nation’s most distinguished affordable housing leaders. CityView is a national housing investor that creates housing opportunities for America’s working families through the financing of homes. |
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[http://www.nhc.org/index/events-hpoy-pasthonorees Past NHC “Housing Person of the Year” Award Recipients ] |
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== NYHC and NHC Annual New York Awards Luncheon == |
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Each December, the New York Housing Conference (NYHC) and NHC honor individuals and organizations that have helped make New York a better place to live and work. Past speakers at the luncheon have included New York’s U.S. Senators [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Charles Schumer]], New York Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] and New York City Council Speaker [[Christine Quinn]]. |
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[http://www.nhc.org/index/events-awards-pasthonorees Past NYHC and NHC Annual New York Awards Luncheon Honorees] |
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In 2007, NHC held the following regional housing forums in partnership with a network of other national, state and local housing and related organizations: |
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'''''Workforce Housing Solutions Workshop Series: Employer Assisted Housing Options and Opportunities,''''' |
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'''West Palm Beach, Florida''' |
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Held in May 2007, this forum was presented by NHC and the Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County. It examined a variety of innovative and practical options that can be used by businesses to help attract and retain workers in high-cost housing markets. National employers, including the Mayo Clinic and Harley Davidson, spoke about how they are addressing the scarcity of affordable workforce housing, leading discussions on the challenges, opportunities and rewards associated with establishing employee housing benefit programs that can range from downpayment homeownership and rental assistance to financial counseling. |
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'''''Creating Linkages: Transportation, Housing and Employment,''''' |
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'''Phoenix, AZ''' |
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In June 2007, NHC joined with the Arizona Department of Housing, Greater Phoenix Leadership and the Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family at Arizona State University to sponsor this forum exploring the connections between sound housing and transportation policies. National and local leaders shared their ideas on integrating the planning of transportation, housing and employment centers so that communities can begin to rein in sprawl, make more efficient use of the transportation infrastructure and address the mismatch between the location of jobs and housing. |
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'''''National Inclusionary Housing Conference: Building Strong Mixed Income Communities,''''' |
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'''San Francisco, CA''' |
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Presented by NHC, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, the Innovative Housing Institute and [[PolicyLink]], in collaboration with the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California, this conference brought together local and national leaders to discuss inclusionary housing, also known as inclusionary zoning. This policy helps ensure the construction of low- to moderate-income housing by requiring developers to set aside affordable units in an otherwise market-driven development. The themes of the conference included crafting a winning strategy, innovations in implementation, and overall creative approaches to preserving affordability. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.nhc.org National Housing Conference] |
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*[http://www.nhc.org/housing/chp-index/ Center for Housing Policy] |
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Latest revision as of 22:45, 3 March 2024
Established | 1931 |
President and CEO | David Dworkin |
Chair | Steve O'Connor |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C., USA |
Homepage | www.nhc.org |
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The National Housing Conference (NHC) is an American non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. established in 1931.
History
In 1931, Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch, a reformer and social worker, formed the National Public Housing Conference, which became the National Housing Conference (NHC), the first[citation needed] non-partisan, independent coalition of national housing leaders from both the public and private sector. Simkhovitch believed that imaginative programs could replace slums with decent housing and revive the creative spirit of a community.[1] In 1934, NHC pushed hard to get the Federal Home Loan Bank Board set up, and helped engineer the passage of the National Housing Act of 1934, which created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).
NHC's efforts in the 1950s and 1960s helped secure the expansion of the Housing Act of 1949 in 1954, which included authorization of slum clearance and permitted rent adjustments based on income. Part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Great Society” included the creation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 1965, a cabinet level department with decent housing as its only goal.[2]
In 1973, Clara Fox, executive director of the Settlement Housing Fund, organized developers, lenders, builders, property managers, residents and others interested in affordable housing into a powerful coalition to fight President Richard Nixon’s actions to limit federal housing programs. The following year, this coalition, the New York Housing Conference (NYHC), affiliated with NHC. Fox served as co-chair of NYHC until her death in December 2007.[1]
After Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter authorized record high budgets for HUD in the 1970s, the election of Ronald Reagan in 1982 led to drastic housing budget cuts. Despite the reluctance of the Reagan Administration, NHC successfully lobbied for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit legislation, which gave private investors a 10-year tax incentive to invest in affordable housing by providing equity for multi-family housing with a designated number of units for low-income tenants. This remains the most important incentive for financing low-income housing.[3]
In 1992, President Bill Clinton’s new HUD administration approached NHC for help in determining how best to preserve the 940,000 Section 8 program units facing defaults. NHC convened a special task force numbering over 110 industry leaders from all different sectors of the housing industry. The coalition drafted a proposal that resulted in “Mark to Market” legislation, helping to preserve hundreds of thousands of rental units. Also in 1992, NHC created the Center for Housing Policy, an affiliated housing research organization dedicated to conducting practical and relevant research for housing practitioners and policymakers. Jeffrey Lubell serves as executive director of the center.
Leadership
David Dworkin serves as president and CEO of NHC and Steve O'Connor is the chair of the Board of Governors.
Regional housing forums
NHC holds several regional housing forums each year, in partnership with a network of other national, state and local housing and related organizations. The forums discuss national issues, including affordability, sustainability, and housing's connections to transportation, economic development, education, public health, and more.[4]
Regional affiliates
The New York Housing Conference (NYHC) was established in 1973 to develop and advocate for affordable housing policy and programs at the federal, state and city level. NYHC has worked with local government agencies to create low-, moderate- and middle-income housing programs locally and has helped gain enactment of major housing legislation.
Founded in 1997, the California Housing Consortium/CHC Institute is a coalition of developers, lenders, state and local government officials, homebuilders, investors, property managers, residents and housing professionals.
References
- ^ a b NYHC: It Began in New York, 2006. http://www.nyhousingconference.org/pdf/Housing_QVersion.pdf Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Johnson's "Great Society Speech
- ^ Multi-Housing News
- ^ "NHC Regional, State and Local Forums". Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2010-08-04.