“David Dworkin, NHC president and CEO — as well as BHC’s executive secretary and marketing co-chair — told National Mortgage News about the 3by30 initiative’s top-level details and described the fight for racial equality as a marathon that not only needs to be trained for, but completed, to be deemed successful.”
“We know that people who own homes have more wealth, but many of today’s Black homebuyers are first-generation buyers and this is because of laws that discriminated against their parents and grandparents. So to people who think this assistance is unfair, we understand that it wasn’t your fault that these laws were made. But if we don’t do something about what happened in the past, that is our fault.” – David M. Dworkin
“The Cleveland event’s speeches will focus on economic justice and closing the racial wealth gap, the HUD official said. Hosts of the event include National Housing Conference, Urban Institute, National Association of Realtors, Mortgage Bankers Association, National Fair Housing Alliance, National Association of Real Estate Brokers and NAACP.”
“David M. Dworkin President and CEO National Housing Conference (NHC) in March announced support for Todman, calling the former National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) CEO the ‘perfect combination of experience to one of the nation’s most important positions in housing.'”
“For advocates like David Dworkin, President and CEO of the National Housing Conference, the choice between boldness and incrementalism is clear. A proponent of Waters’ proposal, he acknowledges the potential controversy over its structure but argues the need for an upfront debate about racial equity. ‘It’ll definitely be difficult for some people to understand, but this is a difficult conversation that we need to have,’ he said.”
“It’s one thing to train for a marathon, it’s another to complete it. We’re running a marathon and success needs to be measured by real progress.” – David M. Dworkin
“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
