Appointed by Congress
Co-Chairs: Susan Molinari, Richard Ravitch
Executive Director: Conrad Egan
Full Report
May 2002
Report to President George H.W. Bush and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Jack Kemp by the Advisory Commission on Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing
Chair: Thomas Kean
Full Report
July 1991
Report of the National Housing Task Force
Established by Congress
Co-Chairs: James Rouse, David Maxwell
Full Report
March 1988
Established by President Ronald Reagan [Executive Order 12310]
Chair: William F. McKenna
Vice Chair: Carla A Hills
Staff Director: Kent W. Colton
Full Report
April 1982
A Report of the National Housing Policy Review
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
James T. Lynn, Secretary
Full Report
November 1974
Report of the President's Committee on Urban Housing
Appointed by President Lyndon Johnson [Statement by President Johnson upon appointing the President's Committee on Urban Housing]
Chair: Edgar F. Kaiser
Full Report
December 1968
The National Commission on Urban Problems
Appointed by President Lyndon Johnson
Chair: Paul Douglas
Report prepared by Nathaniel Keith
Full Report
September 1968
Appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower [President Eisenhower's special message to Congress on housing]
Chair: Albert M. Cole
Full Report
December 1953
Convened by President Herbert Hoover [White House statement announcing the conference]
Conference: December 1931; Volumes published: 1932
Any views expressed in the reports above do not represent the views of the Housing Commission, its Co-Chairs, or the Bipartisan Policy Center. This page simply serves as an archive to understand the development and evolution of housing policy recommendations.
The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Housing Commission aims to reform the nation’s housing policy by crafting a package of realistic and actionable policy recommendations that consider the near-term and address the long-term challenges in the sector.
With roughly 5 to 6 million new renter households expected to form over the next ten years, BPC’s Housing Commission is considering the policy implications of how supply and demand will allow for people to choose a housing options that best fits their needs and preferences.
Large numbers of Baby Boomers may move out of their current homes over the next decade. The extent to which younger Echo Boomer households are in a position to buy those homes will affect neighborhood stability and the demand for new construction.
Throughout the week, the BPC Housing Commission highlights news items that address critical developments in housing policy.
Americans’ Attitudes Toward Owning a House Have Changed
The New York Times
Analysis: Supply crunch to take steam out of home sales
Reuters
Polar opposites Hensarling, Waters tackle weighty issues on House Financial Services
The Washington Post
April 2013: Which of the recommendations in the BPC Housing Commission’s report should receive highest priority?
October 2012: What should be the interaction (if any) between state and local policies that impact housing availability and affordability?
Amy Anthony
Angela Antonelli
Joe Belden
Michael Bodaken
Emily Cadik
Mark A. Calabria
Robert J. Cristiano
Conrad Egan
Eileen Fitzgerald
Kevin Igoe
Tracy Kaufman
Bill Kelly
Jimmy Kemp
Jeffrey Lubell
Lora McCray
Brian Montgomery
Jeremy Nowak
Jonathan T.M. Reckford
Barry Rutenberg
Barbara Sard
Dennis Shea
David A. Smith
Frank J. Vaccarella
Joseph M. Ventrone
Kent Watkins
Michelle Whetten
Paul S. Willen
Based on the housing industry’s average share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 1980 to 2007, the infographic illustrates that 2.3 percent or $350 billion is “missing” in potential growth.
2010 Census Mapping the Census Housing Market Indicators Housing Starts, New Home Sales and Residential Investment since 1968 Infographic: Rental Housing Market Trends Infographic: Household Formation and Demographic Trends Infographic: Housing's Impact on the Economy Measuring State-Level Economic Mobility Past Commissions and Reports Trulia’s Housing Barometer U.S. Credit Conditions U.S. Housing Summary 2012 Urban Institute's Metro Area Data Dashboard Urban
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