MBA Statement on the Nomination of Scott Turner as HUD Secretary

MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, released the following statement on Scott Turner being nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to be Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):

“On behalf of MBA, I congratulate Scott Turner on being nominated to serve as the next HUD Secretary.

“Pursuing policies and initiatives that help solve our nation’s housing affordability crisis for owners and renters should be a top policy priority under the Trump administration. Scott’s leadership as Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council in the first Trump administration, where, alongside Secretary Ben Carson, he was instrumental in implementing Opportunity Zones, will serve him well.

“MBA is committed to working with the incoming HUD leadership and staff on policies and programs that boost housing supply, improve affordability, and address challenges and opportunities at the Federal Housing Administration and Ginnie Mae.”