An increasing chorus of Democrats want their party's presumptive presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, to consider the CFPB's Director as her running mate.
Read More »Clinton and Sanders to Square Off in California
The two Democratic presidential hopefuls each have separate views on housing policy, and they will each be trying to win one of the states that was most affected by the housing crisis.
Read More »The Hawkeye Hustle: Presidential Candidates Still Dancing Around Housing Policy
The 2016 Presidential Race officially kicked off last night in Iowa. Curiously, the topics of housing and homeownership have been noticeably absent from their campaign speeches.
Read More »Chris Christie Wants Parties to Find Common Ground on Housing Policy
Christie responded that the way to do it is to bring all the Republicans and Democrats from Congress and put them together and ask each side what it can live with and to stay together until they come up with a list of items that both sides agree on. And as president, he said, he would support the list that the sides agree on.
Read More »HUD Secretary Castro Plans to Announce Clinton Endorsement on Thursday
Castro, 41, has been HUD Secretary since July 2014. Prior to becoming the country’s top housing official, Castro served as mayor of San Antonio from 2009 to 2014. His twin brother, Joaquin, a Democratic U.S. Senator from Texas, has already endorsed Clinton and done some campaigning for her.
Read More »Presidential Candidates Urged to Address Housing Crisis on Campaign Trail
Candidates talking about the housing crisis on the presidential campaign trail, the authors said, is an excellent way to raise national public awareness and is a step toward finding solutions to the problems surrounding the housing industry, which include rising rents and diminished access to homeownership.
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