Housing affordability challenges and solutions with Habitat's Jonathan Reckford

Housing affordability challenges and solutions with Habitat's Jonathan Reckford

From Beyond Four Walls: Conversations on Affordable Housing by National Housing Conference

April 13, 2026 · 45 min · Season 3 · Episode 5

About this episode

Jonathan Reckford discusses Habitat for Humanity's impact on housing affordability and key policy initiatives.

In this week's episode, we're joined by Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity, the global housing nonprofit that has helped more than 62 million people build, rehabilitate, or preserve their homes. Under Reckford's leadership, the organization has grown dramatically expanding from serving about 125,000 people each year to reaching more than 3 million annually. Reckford sits down with NHC President and CEO David Dworkin to reflect on Habitat's 50-year impact and how it's addressing today's housing affordability crisis. They discuss key policy priorities, bipartisan legislation, and the proposed Homeownership Supply Accelerator, exploring what it will take to boost starter home supply, expand access to homeownership, and drive meaningful change through advocacy.

People in this episode

Host: David Dworkin

Guest: Jonathan Reckford

Topics covered

  • housing affordability
  • nonprofit impact
  • homeownership
  • bipartisan legislation
  • advocacy

Keywords

  • housing affordability
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Jonathan Reckford
  • homeownership
  • advocacy
  • bipartisan legislation
  • starter home supply

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Habitat for Humanity, National Housing Conference

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