Apr 22, 2024   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

May 1-2 Housing Forum keynote speakers available for media interviews

Reporters who cover housing are invited to attend at no charge

WHAT: The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency is hosting two popular keynote speakers who will be available for media interviews on May 1 and 2 during its housing conference in Harrisburg. This biennial conference attracts more than 500 developers, lenders, government officials and housing advocates working in Pennsylvania. They come to the Housing Forum for professional development and networking opportunities. This year's conference includes two nationally known keynote speakers who will address the crowd on housing topics. They will be available for media interviews following their conference presentations. We are asking that reporters please schedule interviews in advance.

Reporters interested in attending the Housing Forum to hear the keynote speakers or participate in any of the 23 educational sessions on housing topics can request complimentary registration through the media contact provided below.

WHO: 

    --  Dr. Andre Perry, a national expert on race, structural inequality, and
        the devaluation of Black assets, such as homes and property. Author of
        the book: "Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in
        America's Black Cities."
    --  LeSean McCoy, former star Philadelphia Eagle and now affordable housing
        developer in Harrisburg, Pa., which is his hometown.

Their bios are available on the Housing Forum website.

WHEN: 

    --  Dr. Perry will be available from 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm on Wednesday, May 1
    --  LeSean McCoy will be available from 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May
        2

WHERE: Second floor, Hilton Harrisburg, 1 North 2(nd) Street, Harrisburg, PA

MEDIA CONTACT:

Interviews with either keynote speaker on location at the Hilton Harrisburg can be confirmed with Renae Hyson at 717-676-0876 (cell) or rhyson@phfa.org.

ABOUT PHFA:

The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency works to provide affordable homeownership and rental housing options for older adults, low- and moderate-income families, and people with special housing needs. Through its carefully managed mortgage programs and investments in multifamily housing developments, PHFA also promotes economic development across the state. Since its creation by the legislature in 1972, it has generated more than $18.1 billion of funding for more than 198,000 single-family home mortgage loans, helped fund the construction of 103,328 rental units, distributed approximately $289 million to support local housing initiatives, and saved the homes of more than 50,860 families from foreclosure. PHFA programs and operations are funded primarily by the sale of securities and from fees paid by program users, not by public tax dollars. The agency is governed by a 14-member board.

/PRNewswire-- April 22, 2024/

SOURCE Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency