Janneke Ratcliffe
@JRatcliffeHFPC
Vice President, Housing Finance Policy Center @UrbanInstitute
#housingsupply includes more than just new development: #preservation of older units, particularly #affordablehousing, is key to helping new construction keep pace with units leaving the market. Check out the latest analysis on @urbaninstitute's website: urban.org/projects/road-…
Have any plans tomorrow afternoon? If not there is still time to register for our event and networking reception! Join us as we discuss the past, present, and future of #creditscores in #housingfinance urban.org/events/past-pr…
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Join Urban, @Socalgrantmaker, & Philanthropy California on 2/7 @ 2 p.m. ET for a virtual event moderated by Urban’s @AndrewRumbach on cross-sector partnerships for recovery that will highlight #community & funder responses to #fire disasters. urbn.is/40WTbVD #LiveatUrban
ICYMI: @urbaninstitute hosted an event on #manufacturedhousing and how new homes can affordably integrate strategies for #climateresilience and #diasterpreparedness, with Urban's @swartell giving opening remarks and @AndrewRumbach presenting: urban.org/events/manufac…
What an enlightening day! I cannot thank @WeAreUnidosUS enough for working with us to put this program together, and the more than 400 people who attended throughout the day. Excited to see how today's conversations on #Latino #homeownership impact the solutions of tomorrow.

Don't forget to mark your calendars and join us in-person or virtually for an exciting day of research backed discussions on increasing #Latino homeownership tomorrow! x.com/urbaninstitute…
There’s still time to register! Join Urban and UnidosUS on 1/30 @ 11 a.m. ET for a hybrid symposium on #research, insights, and solutions for increasing #Latino homeownership. Register now for this important conversation. urbn.is/3PEu43x #LiveatUrban
The #LosAngelesFires are also fueling the city's long-standing #housingaffordability and #homelessness crises. @urbaninstitute's @thesamantha and @sara_mct explore this topic, and what we can learn before the next disaster: urban.org/urban-wire/how…
Will the #federal government's implicit guarantee of Fannie & Freddie continue if they are released? Or will the #GSEs have to manage their own risk, driving uncertainty in the MBS market? Jim Parrott & Mark Zandi explore these questions in a new brief. urban.org/research/publi…
From everyone at @urbaninstitute's Housing and Communities division, we wish you the happiest of holidays and a great start to the new year! We look forward to working with you as we work toward a strong future for #housingfinance and #homeownership: urban.org/projects/futur…
The #eviction rate is now 50% higher than pre-pandemic, and states are taking action with new regulations to protect #renters. What will this mean for smaller landlords? @urbaninstitute partnered with Avail, a @realtordotcom platform, to learn more: urban.org/urban-wire/how…
#Housingpolicy was a key issue this #election cycle, with both presidential candidates campaigning on the issue and more than a dozen down-ballot initiatives. Now the votes are in, find out what we learned with @urbaninstitute's Research to Action lab: urban.org/urban-wire/hou…
A recent @UrbanInstitute #blog by @MortgageLaurie and Alexi Alexandrov highlights potential areas of #reform within the current #homeinsurance system in the face of climate change, particularly for #mortgages backed by @FannieMae and @FreddieMac: urban.org/urban-wire/hom…
Great to be in Chicago for #AHFLive with people solving for #affordablehousing across America by addressing the #housingsupply shortage! Check out @urbaninstitute's road map for housing on our website: urban.org/projects/road-…
As #housing costs soar, we need solutions to the #housingsupply shortage. @urbaninstitute's @atrueblood makes the connection between #transportation, local land-use and #zoning and housing development nationwide: urban.org/urban-wire/how…
#Voting is a fundamental civil right, but voters experiencing #housinginstability or #homelessness encounter serious obstacles to participation. Simrun Singh and @urbaninstitute's @kfall16 explain how states can ensure they have a say in their futures: housingmatters.urban.org/articles/housi…