The pandemic-exacerbated housing crisis demands an all-hands-on-deck approach. Residents, practitioners, policymakers, funders, and researchers must come together to learn and act in real time to keep renters stably housed. The Housing Crisis Research Collaborative was launched in April 2020 to solicit and respond to the most pressing questions policymakers and practitioners have faced throughout the pandemic. Comprising four research institutions, seven practitioner networks, and various partner researchers, the collaborative works in real time to address questions around what forms of rental assistance and eviction prevention show the most promise, how renters are responding to financial stress, how landlords are responding to arrears, and which regulatory and legislative fixes have been most effective.

Join the Housing Crisis Research Collaborative and the Urban Institute for insights from published and upcoming research on how policymakers, researchers, community members, and funders can work together to support the stabilization of renters in the US during and beyond the pandemic.

SPEAKERS

• Lisa Bates, Associate Professor, Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University

• Elijah de la Campa, Senior Research Associate in Economics and Urban Analytics, Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

• Nathaniel Decker, Postdoctoral Scholar, Terner Center for Housing Innovation, University of California, Berkeley

• Lauren Lowery, Program Director, Housing and Community Development, National League of Cities

• Mark Treskon, Senior Research Associate, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, Urban Institute

• Reed Jordan, Housing Affordability Grant Program Manager, Wells Fargo (moderator)

• Mercedeh Mortazavi, Vice President, Global Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (moderator)