Experts to Reveal Compelling New Study on Affordable Housing and America's Working Families

11/14/2002

From: Michele Anapol of the National Housing Conference, 202-466-2121 Ext. 226, Email: manapol@nhc.org

News Advisory:

WHAT: On November 19th at 10 a.m., the National Housing Conference (NHC) will announce a ground-breaking new study entitled America's Working Families and the Housing Landscape. Conducted by NHC's research subsidiary the Center for Housing Policy, the findings provide the latest affordable housing trends among America's working families and for the entire nation. Overall, the study includes affordable housing findings in the form of regional data, homeownership and rental housing information, and urban and suburban statistics. The Economic Policy Institute also will participate by outlining recent data on the latest economic factors which bring the new study into sharper focus.

WHO: National Housing Conference President Michael Pitchford; Center for Housing Policy President Ann Schnare; Economic Policy Institute Economist and Co-Director of Research Jared Bernstein.

WHEN: November 19, 10 a.m.

WHERE: Peter Lisagor Room National Press Club 529 14th Street, NW 13th Floor Washington, DC 20045

CONTACT: Michele Anapol, Communications Manager, 202-466-2121 Ext. 226 Email: Manapol@nhc.org

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