Part 1: In this episode, Katie speaks with Bryan Greene, the Vice President of Policy Advocacy at the National Association of Realtors. Bryan has spent over two decades at the forefront of fair housing policy, serving as the highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Looking ahead, Bryan outlines potential solutions like increasing housing supply, down payment assistance, rental credit in mortgage lending, and even mounting a “Marshall Plan” to address the nationwide housing shortage. He has written extensively on these issues for publications like the Smithsonian and Washington Post. This insightful discussion showcases Bryan’s decades of experience and passion.

Part 2: In the second part of the interview, Bryan Greene discusses his transition from enforcing fair housing laws at HUD to joining the National Association of Realtors (NAR) as its first Director of Fair Housing Policy in 2019. Bryan expands on the components like effective interactive training, self-testing for brokerages, and strengthening state licensing laws. He advocates for private employers to institute down payment benefits and partner across industries to promote the workforce and attainable housing developments.