'Not Doing Enough': Jonathan F.P. Rose, Scott J. Alter On Affordable Housing Construction, Investment

Barchart·12/08/2025 03:36:18

The promise to expand affordable housing was a core tenet of many local and state elections last month. In the nation’s biggest city, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani campaigned on the pledge to create more than 200,000 new affordable housing units over the next 10 years — an estimated $100B commitment.  But can he deliver on this promise for New Yorkers?  From the stage at AHF Live in Chicago, site of this week’s Walker Webcast, Jonathan F.P. Rose, founder and president of the Jonathan Rose Cos., told host and Walker & Dunlop CEO Willy Walker that Mamdani doesn’t appear to understand the affordable housing industry — but to be fair, many...