At her first ICNY appearance, former HUD Acting Secretary Adrienne Todman talked about missed opportunities to improve inventory and why it’s will — not funds — keeping the U.S. from solving the affordable housing crisis.
Source: Inman News
Former HUD Secretary: We need big ideas on affordable housing
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