Realogy Corporation, a leading provider of real estate and relocation services, announced that Richard A. Smith, its president and CEO, is participating as a speaker at a housing policy conference entitled “New Solutions for America’s Housing Crisis.” The event will take place today, October 4, at 8:30 a.m. EDT at the Liaison Hotel in Washington, D.C., and is hosted by the Progressive Policy Institute and e21. A live streaming webcast will be available via the progressivepolicy.org website.
Featuring some of the nation’s best thinkers and leaders on housing policy, the purpose of the event is to elevate housing as a critical piece of the national debate on the economic recovery and to highlight innovative proposals for stabilizing the housing market and, with it, the broader economy.
Smith is speaking on a panel at 10:30 a.m. EDT entitled “Jumpstarting the Housing Market – Innovative Solutions.” Other speakers at the event include, but are not limited to: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA); Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA); David Stevens, President and CEO, Mortgage Bankers Association; Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum; Ron Phipps, President, National Association of REALTORS®; Stan Humphries, Chief Economist, Zillow; and Michael Mandel, Chief Economic Strategist, Progressive Policy Institute, along with a distinguished group of moderators from the media, including Don Lee, The Los Angeles Times; Jim Tankersley, National Journal; and David Wessel, The Wall Street Journal.
For more information, visit http://www.realogy.com.
