Doug Ryan

27 Posts

Doug Ryan is a senior fellow for Prosperity Now. He was formerly the organization's director of affordable homeownership initiatives.
Housing Advocacy

Titling Homes as Homes: A Novel Idea

I wrote in June that housing advocates should look to today's manufactured home as a tool to meet affordable housing demand. After all, it is less costly than many other […]

Housing Advocacy

Will New Rules Be Enough to Protect Homeowners?

For those who watch affordable housing, it’s tough viewing these days: from stagnant wages and an uncertain regulatory environment to sequestration and a bolder push against any program for low- […]

Housing

Manufactured Housing Deserves a Second Look

Recent housing trends should focus advocates on a very significant problem: the declining homeownership rate. Investor-driven price increases, reduced affordable inventory, depressed incomes and larger homes have helped move homeownership […]