Advancing Fair Housing and Racial Equity through Federal Housing Policy

During this virtual event, Julián Castro, former secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, will discuss how the new administration can fulfill its obligations under the Fair Housing Act and close equity gaps in housing. Following that, Solomon Greene, senior fellow at the Urban Institute, Gustavo Velasquez, director of the California Department of Housing and Community Development, and Lisa Rice, president and chief executive officer of the National Fair Housing Alliance, will join Urban Institute president Sarah Rosen Wartell to address what states and localities need from the federal government to advance fair, equitable housing and explore the most impactful actions the Biden administration could take.