“We are simply providing first-generation homebuyers, largely people of color, what white, first-time homebuyers have been receiving for years in the form of the ‘Daddy Down Payment’ loan — family assistance that is almost never repaid.” – David M. Dworkin
“If the federal government is going to invest taxpayer dollars into transportation, it’s not unreasonable that money is prioritized for communities doing everything they can to address the causes of long commutes — exclusionary zoning. The people who fix our cars and make our lattes also need to live where they work.” – David M. Dworkin
“When properly used, said David Dworkin, president of the National Housing Conference, a Washington D.C. advocacy group, ‘CDBG grants are a really important way in closing big gaps in financing for housing. They are supposed to contribute to adding capacity to affordable housing developers.'”
“There is not enough supply. That’s the big issue that’s driving this.” – David M. Dworkin
“I’m concerned that state and local governments may be tempted to add policy overlays onto what is emergency rental assistance, or haircuts on landlords that create disincentives to actually solving the problem. added. We need to move the money as quickly and efficiently as possible.” – David M. Dworkin
“David Dworkin, president of the National Housing Conference, told HousingWire that multigenerational homeownership is a ‘quintessential component of why and how people become homeowners.'”
“We just don’t have enough housing for sale. We have got to build more housing.” – David M. Dworkin
“Create a file, Dworkin says, that includes any evidence of the pandemic’s impact on your financial situation, such as layoff notices, unemployment insurance income and documentation of your pre-COVID income.”
“States have some leeway to improvise with their Homeowner Assistance Fund programs, which makes some policy experts nervous. Wide variation among state programs ‘could be counterproductive to getting the money out quickly’ and raises concerns about how the funds will be targeted to those most in need, says David Dworkin, CEO of the National Housing Conference.”
Forbes highlights NHC’s COVID-19 Housing Resource Center as a resource for renters.
