Reclaiming the Vision of Homeownership: Challenges and Solutions

Materials and Resources From Symposium Presenters/Panelists:

A Challenging and Turbulent Time (pdf of PowerPoint presentation)
Eric Belsky, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Morning Plenary Keynote Speaker

A Snapshot of First-Time Home Buyers (pdf of PowerPoint presentation)
Paul Bishop, Vice President, Research. National Association of Realtors®
Town Hall Panelist

Regaining the Dream: How to Renew the Promise of Homeownership for America's Working Families (pdf).
Center for Community Capital Policy Brief 2011; Roberto G. Quercia, Allison Freeman, Janneke Ratcliffe

NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers 2011 (pdf)
NAR surveys home buyers and sellers each year to get more information on their buying and selling experiences. This year's report shows trends that have not been seen in the last 10 years as tighter credit standards are changing who purchases homes, who sells homes, and how homes are financed. Get more information on the needs and expectations of your potential clients as well as your role in home sales transactions.

Lost Ground, 2011: Disparities in Mortgage Lending and Foreclosures (pdf)
Executive Summary - Center for Responsible Lending and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Lost Ground, 2011: Disparities in Mortgage Lending and Foreclosures (pdf)
Debbie Gruenstein Bocian, We Li, Carolina Reid - Center for Responsible Lending
Roberto G. Quercia, Center for Community Capital, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Metropolitan Area Rates of Completed Foreclosure and Serious Delinquency, by Borrower Race and Ethnicity (2004-2008 Originations) (pdf)
Center for Responsible Lending

State Rates of Completed Foreclosure and Serious Delinquency, by Borrower Race and Ethnicity (2004-2008 Originations) (pdf)
Center for Responsible Lending

Facing the Foreclosure Crisis: Four Urgent Needs to Address Now (pdf)
Center for Responsible Lending Policy Brief - November 2011

Case Study: High-Volume, Online Education and Phone Counseling in Wyoming (pdf)
Wyoming Community Development Authority (WCDA) and Wyoming Housing Network (WHN) have developed an innovative partnership to support a statewide, cost-effective system for delivering high-quality homeownership education and counseling services to over 900 homebuyers annually since 2009.

Starbucks and the Opportunity Finance Network, Create Jobs for USA Fund (videos):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muh6I1TnVg4&lr=1&user=starbucks
One minute commercial on partnership from Starbucks

http://vimeo.com/32012679
OFN's video that has more details about the program

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Cu-8QzDtg
This is a 6-minute overview from CNBC with the CEO of Starbucks

http://www.createjobsforusa.org/How-It-Works-page/how-it-works,default,pg.html
Program details (website)

Supporting Materials, Other Sources:

www.nw.org/socialmedia
Social media resources specifically tailored to the affordable housing field (website)

How People Learn About Their Local Community (pdf)
Citizens' media habits are surprisingly varied as newspapers, TV, the internet, newsletters, and old-fashioned word-of-mouth compete for attention. Different platforms serve different audience needs. Pew Research Center, September 2011

9 reasons newspapers are suddenly asking print subscribers to pay for full Web access (pdf)
Changing Business Model Resources - in Journalism. Rick Edmonds, Poynter

AP, 28 news orgs launch NewsRight to collect licensing fees from aggregators (pdf)
Changing Business Model Resources - in Journalism. Rick Edmonds, Poynter