Across the Western US, rising home prices are slowing economic growth and stripping first-time homebuyers and middle-class families of homeownership opportunities. Commonsense, market-driven solutions to expand the housing supply are urgently needed. The Homesteading 2.0 proposal is one such approach. By unlocking 0.3 percent (850 square miles) of Bureau of Land Management land, the West could build 3 million new homes, closing the housing supply gap and restoring housing affordability and economic vitality for generations to come.

Join the AEI Housing Center and U.S. Chamber of Commerce for a discussion on how Homesteading 2.0 can help address housing affordability challenges across Western states. The event will explore key policy aspects and proposals for Homesteading 2.0, the housing affordability and supply benefits of developing Freedom Cities, and much more.

Submit questions to [email protected].

Agenda

9:30 a.m.
Registration Opens

10:00 a.m.
Introduction:
Edward J. Pinto, Codirector, AEI Housing Center
Makinizi Hoover, Senior Manager, Housing Policy and Strategic Advocacy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

10:05 a.m.
Panel I. An Overview of Homesteading 2.0

Presenter:
Edward J. Pinto, Codirector, AEI Housing Center

10:30 a.m.
Q&A

10:45 a.m.
Panel II. How Homesteading 2.0 Can Bring Economic Growth and Affordability to the West

Panelists:
Michael Burkentine, Co-Owner, Burkentine Real Estate Group

11:30 a.m.
Q&A

11:45 a.m.
Lunch and Keynote Addres

12:45 p.m.
Panel III. Mapping Bureau of Land Management Developable Land Parcels and Developing Freedom Cities

Panelists:
Arthur Gailes, Senior Manager of Housing Supply Initiatives, AEI Housing Center
Jeffrey Mason, Head of Policy, Charter Cities Institute

1:30 p.m.
Q&A

1:45 p.m.
Panel IV. Next Steps for Homesteading 2.0

2:30 p.m.
Adjournment

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