June 03, 2020
Strong Foundations with Katherine McKay
Housing is not just a market commodity – it’s also a basic human need. It contributes to all aspects of social, community and economic life. In this episode, Steve and Corey are joined by Katherine McKay, senior program manager with the Financial Security Program at the Aspen Institute and lead author of the new report “Strong Foundations: Financial Security Starts with Affordable, Stable Housing.” Together, they discuss the report’s key findings, financial challenges and how society benefits when families have affordable, stable housing.
- Chapter 1: 0:00 - 11:00 – Key findings of the report
- Chapter 2: 11:00 - 23:00 – Fundamental challenges
- Chapter 3: 23:00 - 29:00 – Preservation, renters and rural markets
- Chapter 4: 29:00 - end – Social benefits of stable, affordable housing
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About the Podcast Hosts
Steve Guggenmos
VP Research & Modeling
Steve leads multifamily research at Freddie Mac. In this role he performs research related to national and market-specific multifamily conditions. His team supports the multifamily business by developing models and quantitative approaches that determine risk-based capital allocations. The models capture loan level risks and also the benefits of the diversification and structural credit support for pools of multifamily mortgages, supporting the core business strategies of Freddie Mac Multifamily.
Corey Aber
Senior Director of Mission, Policy and Strategy
Corey is the Senior Director of Mission, Policy and Strategy at Freddie Mac Multifamily. In this role, he oversees our Duty to Serve initiatives as well as research and development activities that further our support for affordable housing and underserved markets nationwide.
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