Over 270 attendees enjoy breakfast at the 2016 Housing Policy Conference

On Friday, June 17th, the BIA Baldy View Chapter hosted its 3rd Annual Housing Policy Conference in Ontario at the Double Tree Hotel from 8am-12pm. The event consisted of four panels and a keynote speech given by Wendell Cox, Principal of Demographia. Approximately 270 people attended the event, including many of the region’s elected officials and business leaders.

Lake Colson, NAHB and Congresswoman Norma Torres

Jim Perry, Beazer Homes, Carlos Rodriguez, BIA, Lake Coulson, NAHB, Congresswoman Norma Torres, Battaglia, CalAtlantic

Mayor Pro Tem Sam Spagnolo, Rancho Cucamonga

Rancho Cucamonga Mayor Dennis Michael

Dennis Michael, Rancho Cucamonga Mayor,Assemblyman Chad Mayes and Assemblyman Marc Steinorth

Jim Perry- Beazer, Carlos Rodriguez- BIA, Dennis Michael- Rancho Cucamonga Mayor, Assemblyman Chad Mayes, Assemblyman Marc Steinorth, Michael Battaglia- CalAtlantic

Nicole Burdette, Brookfield Residential

The market rate panelists, Randall Lewis of Lewis Group of Companies, Steve Ruffner of KB Home, Mark Torres of Lennar and Nicole Burdette from Brookfield Residential.

Steve Ruffner, KB Home

Wendell Cox, Principal of Demographia

The Affordable Housing Panel

Kent Paxton from the Office of San Bernardino County Supervisor Josie Gonzales, Clemente Mojica of Neighborhood Housing Services, Richard Hedrick of iMortgage and Dan Nackerman from the San Bernardino County Housing Authority.

Richard Hedrick, iMortgage

Carlos Rodriguez- BIA, Jim Perry- Beazer, Dennis Michael- Rancho Cucamonga Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem Sam Spagnolo, Michael Battaglia- CalAtlantic

Pledge of Allegiance

Clemente Mojica, Neighborhood Housing Services

The federal and state speaker panels included a Congresswoman Norma Torres, Assemblymembers Chad Mayes and Marc Steinorth, as well as Dennis Michael, League of California Cities President and Rancho Cucamonga Mayor. The final two panels were dedicated to market rate and affordable housing issues facing the San Bernardino County market. The market rate panelists included Randall Lewis of Lewis Group of Companies, Steve Ruffner of KB Home, Mark Torres of Lennar and Nicole Burdette from Brookfield Residential. The affordable housing panel included Kent Paxton from the Office of San Bernardino County Supervisor Josie Gonzales, Clemente Mojica of Neighborhood Housing Services, Richard Hedrick of iMortgage and Dan Nackerman from the San Bernardino County Housing Authority.

The event also featured the premier of BIABV’s housing video that describes the challenges and opportunities that face the housing industry in San Bernardino County (see video below).

The Middle-Income Housing Affordability Crisis

Keynote speaker Wendell Cox, Principal of Demographia, an international public policy firm specializing in demographics, land use and transportation. Cox co-authored the Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, which includes nine nations and more than 350 metropolitan areas. Cox spoke about the housing affordability crisis currently underway in San Bernardino County and the links to poverty and a migration out of California to other states like Texas. To see the entire PowerPoint presentation, click here.

Keynote speaker Wendel Cox, Principal of Demographia — Keynote speaker Wendel Cox, Principal of Demographia

San Bernardino County's Housing Shortage

Watch our newest and most informative video on the severe lack of housing construction in San Bernardino County, which debuted at the Housing Policy Conference.