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[ONLINE] – Housing and COVID-19, Pt. II

Local Responses to the Pandemic

  • Virtual
  • 2:30PM 鈥 3:30PM EDT
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The ongoing spread of COVID-19 is grinding the United States economy to a halt. Unemployment claims are , and economists are warning of a recession or worse. Amid 鈥渟helter-in-place鈥 orders and another of social distancing, many Americans are questioning how they鈥檒l pay their rent or mortgage.

The Trump administration has placed a nationwide moratorium on most federally-backed mortgages, and Congress鈥 $2.2 trillion stimulus package contains billions in housing funds. Yet the current crisis lays clear that local disaster responses are often most critical for saving lives, jobs, and homes.

Please join 麻豆果冻传媒鈥檚 Future of Property Rights Program for a panel conversation with local housing experts from Phoenix, Indianapolis, and Winston-Salem. We will discuss state-, county-, and city-level responses to the housing fallout of COVID-19, and what more can be done to protect renters and homeowners in the midst of the pandemic.

Speakers:

Amy Nelson
Executive Director, Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana

Dan Kornelis
Director, Community & Economic Development, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Joanna Carr
Research and Policy Coordinator, Arizona Housing Coalition

Moderator:

Tim Robustelli
Program Associate, Future of Property Rights, 麻豆果冻传媒

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