Briefings on what policy produces.

I speak with the people on both sides of the gap: the policymakers who write housing policy, and the capital and builders who have to make it work. The subject is what that policy actually changes once it leaves the page. Passing is not the test. The test is whether homes get built where people need them.

What I Speak About

I speak about how housing policy actually plays out in the real world. Most conversations focus on what a policy is designed to do. I focus on what it's likely to change, and whether it ends in homes people can afford.

That means bringing together policy, capital, and delivery into a single conversation. I walk through how decisions made at the federal or state level move through financing, approvals, and project pipelines. It is a practical look at where progress happens, where it breaks down, and why outcomes often diverge from expectations.

The goal is clarity and usefulness. People leave with a better understanding of what is driving results in housing today, and how to think about the decisions in front of them, whether they are in policy, development, finance, or advocacy.

Upcoming

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2 confirmed

Keynote · Conference

NALHFA 2026 Fall Educational Summit

NALHFA Headquarters · Washington, DC

Session

The ROAD Ahead

12:15 - 1:15 PM ET Main Conference Room

The NALHFA Affordable Housing Luncheon is an intimate gathering of local housing finance professionals and public-sector housing leaders convened during NALHFA’s Fall Educational Summit in Washington, D.C. The session will feature Mike Kingsella, CEO of Up for Growth, for a national perspective on the housing supply challenges facing communities across the country and the policy priorities shaping the next phase of federal housing action. Drawing on Up for Growth’s work at the intersection of housing production, regulatory reform, and federal policy, the conversation will examine opportunities to increase housing supply, reduce barriers to development, strengthen federal-local partnerships, and equip local housing agencies with new tools to meet growing affordability needs.

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Fireside Chat · Conference

The Natural State Housing Summit

Robinson Center · Little Rock, Arkansas

Plenary

Fireside Chat with House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (AR-02)

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT Robinson Auditorium

The Natural State Housing Summit is a statewide convening in Little Rock bringing together legislators, municipal leaders, housing practitioners, and key stakeholders to align around Arkansas's most pressing housing challenges and advance actionable policy solutions. The summit will feature expert voices from across the country who will provide regional and national on housing production strategies, regulatory reform, and proven policy models. Through structured sessions and facilitated dialogue, the summit will elevate solutions that are working in other states, preview legislative priorities ahead of the 2027 Arkansas session, and strengthen the cross-sector coalition needed to move housing production forward at scale.

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Recent Engagements

Recent engagements.

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February 27, 2026 SPEAKING | KEYNOTE
Federal housing policy and the states
Remarks at the Council of State Governments East housing event on the emerging federal housing supply agenda, what is moving in Congress, and why state action remains decisive.
LandBucks Federal PolicyState & Local PolicyZoning & Land UseHousing & Transportation
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Housing needs a system that can deliver
Remarks on why America's housing shortage is a systems problem, how fragmented governance produces underbuilding, and why a modern housing framework is needed to align local action, state capacity, federal investment, and accountability.
ProcessLand Zoning & Land UseFederal PolicyState & Local PolicyBuilding Methods & Codes
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Policy organizations, housing coalitions, industry groups, and institutions that need a practical read on housing supply, affordability, and delivery constraints.
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Mission-aligned briefings, panels, and institutional conversations.

For mission-aligned briefings, panels, or institutional conversations on federal housing policy, supply, market dynamics, and delivery, reach out directly.