The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced 19 members for the 2022 Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Council. CPC Mortgage Co. Vice President Michael Staton and CBRE Managing Director Sarah Garland will serve a second term as co-chairs.
“The Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Council allows us to identify issues, both legislatively and programmatically, and proactively address those issues to make an immediate impact on the tenants that need it most,” Garland said in a release. “The power of the MBA then allows us to be represented and lobby for the changes that we need.”
The council provides important recommendations, feedback, and ideas on what the association should do to assist in advancing affordable homeownership initiatives and closing the racial homeownership gap.
“This council will guide our efforts in bringing together key stakeholders to work on solutions aimed at affordable rental housing,” MBA Senior Vice President for Affordable Housing Initiatives Steve O’Connor said. “As economic, demographic, and social issues continue to intersect, our members will work to help ensure a healthy and equitable housing market.”
Other members of the 2022 council are Alexander (Al) Beaumariage, KeyBank; Hal Collett, Colliers Mortgage; Graham Dozier, Regions Bank; John Gilmore IV, Walker & Dunlop; Michael Heagerty, Gantry; Hyung Kim, Pacific Life Insurance Co.; Tony Love, Bellwether Enterprise; Shekar Narasimhan, Beekman Advisors, Inc.; Robert Nilson, Dynex Capital, Inc.; Bilal Parviz, Arch Mortgage Insurance Co.; Matt Rocco, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital; Jeff Rodman, M&T Realty Capital Corp.; Justin Shackleford, Wells Fargo Bank; Daron Tubian, Barings Global Real Estate; Paul Weissman, Lument; Stephanie Wiggins, PGIM Real Estate and Arthanias Williams, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
“MBA remains committed to overcoming the various obstacles affecting affordable rental housing,” MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit said. “I am confident that the members of this council will continue to push our industry to address this timely and important issue.”