Furman Center Convenes Experts for Housing Commission of the Bipartisan Policy Center

September 19, 2012: At the request of the Housing Commission, Research Fellow Mark Willis gathered together a special group of experts in housing finance and capital markets to help the Commission members better understand ways to bring more private, credit-risk-taking capital into the housing market.  Willis moderated the two sessions at the NYU School of Law. The dialogue covered issues ranging from standardization and model documents to increased transparency for investors to better able to assess their risks both before and after the mortgage-backed securities are sold.