Realtors(R) Bring Workforce Housing Concerns to Nation's Capital - MarketWatch (press release)

This leads to things such as longer commutes and trafficcongestion, which ultimately lessens the quality of life for allresidents. The 'Bring Workers Home' forum gives Realtors(R) thechance to work with local employers, community organizations andofficials to closely examine this crisis and work together to offersolutions. Council Member MichaelBrown about why workforce housing matters and strategies to addressthe housing needs of the community's working families. Hassan Minor from Howard University will offer anemployer's perspective, discussing the benefits thatemployer-assisted housing programs provide to employers, theiremployees and the community. In addition, two afternoon panels willshare case studies of successful workforce housing programs anddiscuss strategies for advancing workforce housing through communitypartnerships. However, there is stilla lot of work to be done and this forum is one step toward addressingworkforce housing needs. For 80 years, the nonprofit National Housing Conference has been thenation's premier public policy and housing advocacy organization. This and othernews releases are posted in the News Media section. Political rhetoric may cast Washington as a problem ,but our government has actually done a lot, argues Rex Nutting. More information on NASDAQ traded symbols and their current financial status. Intraday data delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. Realtors