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Building a Better Future: Housing Reform for Investors
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Hearings and informal roundtables on reforming the U.S. housing market have started in Washington, but it’ still too early to tell whether substantial reform will take place.
Our organization, the Distressed Property Coalition (DPC), is preparing a submission to Congress as well as a series of meetings in May and June in order to discuss reform efforts that will most benefit residential investors.
Prior to our involvement, the residential investing industry absorbed a number of hits from government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) – Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, specifically – that made it harder to buy and sell houses. As we begin to work on a housing reform briefing for Congress, we view much of this process with a heightened sensitivity to the damage that non-elected individuals can impose on our industry.
Furthermore, we are equally concerned with the power that non-elected individuals can sway over housing policy matters in general.
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John Grant
is the president of the Distressed Property Coalition, a private advocacy effort formed by the top leaders in the residential real estate industry, and dedicated to private market solutions, smaller government, and protecting taxpayers. DPC exists because investors deserve an easier path to buy and sell houses. Investors deserve to shape policies that govern them, not to be subjected to them. Investors deserve better information on current laws and policies. Investors deserve a safe environment to learn more about the industry. DPC is dedicated to providing these services to the residential real estate community. Their content and track record of success in Washington are unprecedented for this industry.
To received Mr. Grant’s policy briefings and newsletter, please visit www.distressedpropertycoalition.com
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