Posts by Margery Austin Turner — Guest Contributor

Margery Austin Turner is senior vice president for program planning and management at the Urban Institute, where she leads efforts to frame and conduct a forward-looking agenda of policy research. Turner is also a nationally recognized expert on urban policy and neighborhood issues.

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  What HQ2 could mean for the Washington region’s housing market, in seven charts

  HousingBy Leah Hendey (Urban Institute), Peter A. Tatian (Urban Institute), Margery Austin Turner (Urban Institute) October 24, 2018 35

  The Washington, DC, metropolitan area economy has expanded steadily over the past two decades, and the region’s prosperity has attracted more residents, expanding the population from 4.8 million in 2000 to an estimated 6.2 million in 2017. But in recent years, housing production has not kept pace with population growth, and home prices and rents are climbing in most communities.  Keep reading…

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  To the next HUD secretary: America can’t be great if we abandon fair housing

  HousingBy Margery Austin Turner (Guest Contributor), Rolf Pendall (Guest Contributor), Solomon Greene (Guest Contributor), Mary Cunningham (Guest Contributor) December 23, 2016 14

  For many people, the American Dream means having an affordable place to live, in a safe community with good schools and access to decent jobs.   Keep reading…