NAR's Policy Forum was held on March 16 from 11:00am to 3:30pm ET at the Capital Hilton, 1001 16th Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20036
Review our agenda below.
View the list of confirmed speakers for the Policy Forum.
11:00am: Doors Open | Registration: Presidential Ballroom Foyer
11:30am: Lunch Served
12:00pm – 12:15pm: Opening Remarks and Keynote Speaker Introduction
- Pete Kopf, 2023 Vice President of Advocacy, National Association of REALTORS® – Opening Remarks
- Shannon McGahn, Chief Advocacy Officer, National Association of REALTORS® – Keynote Speaker Introduction
12:15pm – 1:00pm: Fireside Chat: Promoting Homeownership, Affordable Rentals, and Investor Involvement All at Once
- Sandra Thompson, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
- Bryan Greene, VP of Policy Advocacy, National Association of REALTORS® – Moderator
1:00pm – 2:00pm: What’s Happening Now: Policy Solutions in Housing
- Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. Senator, Nevada – Remarks | 1:00pm – 1:10pm
- Scott Brown, Former U.S. Senator and Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa – Q&A | 1:10pm – 1:30pm
- Donna Leinwand Leger, President, DC Media Strategies, LLC – Moderator
- Kevin Hassett, Former Chairman, President's Council of Economic Advisers (2017-2019) – Q&A | 1:30pm – 2:00pm
- Donna Leinwand Leger, President, DC Media Strategies, LLC – Moderator
2:00pm – 2:40pm: Panel 1: Accessing Affordability
- Nate Schultz, Chief of Staff, Office of Housing and the Federal Housing Administration, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Mark McArdle, Assistant Director, Mortgage Markets, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Mark Calabria, Senior Advisor to the Cato Institute, Former Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
- Callum Williams, Senior Economics Writer, The Economist – Moderator
2:40pm: Break
2:45pm – 3:00pm: Speaker
- Callum Williams, Senior Economics Writer, The Economist
3:00pm – 3:45pm: Panel 2: Understanding the Market Impact of Institutional Investors
- Genger Charles, Managing Director, Head of External Affairs and Impact Strategies, Amherst
- Kenneth Chilton, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Tennessee State University
- Noerena Limon, Principal, Mariposa Strategies LLC
- Callum Williams, Senior Economics Writer, The Economist – Moderator
3:45pm – 3:50pm: Closing Remarks
- Pete Kopf, 2023 Vice President of Advocacy, National Association of REALTORS®
3:50pm – 5:00pm: Networking Happy Hour | Location: Federal A & B
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