Although gentrification has been a topic of concern and debate for decades, there is disagreement about the degree of displacement it causes or whether it brings benefits to longtime residents that stay in gentrified neighborhoods. Many communities facing housing market pressures want to create and retain economic diversity and maximize benefits gentrification can provide. Our panel of researchers and practitioners will consider lessons and best practices aimed at making integration work in a meaningful way.

Join HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research on April 11 for a lively conversation on how to make the most of community change.

Opening Remarks

• Katherine O'Regan, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research

Update on U.S. Housing Market Conditions

• Kevin Kane, Chief Market Analyst, Policy Development and Research

Remarks by Julián Castro, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Discussion: Community Change and Gentrification

• Katherine O'Regan, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, Moderator
• Colvin Grannum, President & Chief Executive Officer, Bedford Stuyvesant Corporation
• Derek Hyra, Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy, American University
• Gil Kelley, Director of Citywide Planning, San Francisco

Please join us in person or through live webcast on April 11, 2016, for this important event.

We also invite you to participate via social media by following @HUDUSERnews and @PDRevents. We'll be tagging our updates with #PDRUpdate.

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