For the second year in a row, Walker & Dunlop has conducted a survey of top finance executives in affordable housing to gauge their opinions on a variety of issues affecting the commercial real estate industry, including government policies, the economy and funding.
The survey results show overwhelming support for implementing regional changes to zoning policies to help boost the housing supply. The results also indicate a bullish outlook by commercial real estate leaders for increased investment in affordable housing in 2025.
The survey was conducted in November with attendees at the Affordable Housing Finance (AHF) Live conference, which brings together affordable housing developers, owners, management firms and state housing agencies from across the country to share insights on the latest strategies and tools to help create and preserve much-needed housing. The majority of respondents to the anonymous survey were executives in senior leadership positions at some
