Mark Willis Presents on the State of the Housing Market at Forum

July 23, 2012: Research Fellow Mark Willis presented on the state of the national housing market at an American Action Forum panel at Ohio State University. Willis discussed drivers and potential deterrents to economic recovery. He also examined the positive impact of government programs, such as the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HAMP), to help distressed borrowers and distressed communities.  The forum also explored further ways to stabilize the housing market and to reform the secondary housing finance market. Willis presented alongside Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and former Chief Economic Policy Adviser to U.S. Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign; and Dr. Itzhak Ben-David, faculty member at the Fisher College of Business. Jim Weiker of the Columbus Dispatch moderated the discussion. American Action Forum is an independent and nonpartisan research institution, which engages in discussions on the role of government in national policymaking. Access the video of the full lecture here.