NAHB Applauds Confirmation of Gordon as FHA Commissioner

Jerry Konter, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Savannah, Ga., issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Julia Gordon as FHA Commissioner:

“NAHB congratulates Julia Gordon on her Senate confirmation as the new FHA commissioner. She has decades of experience working to promote affordable housing and she understands the challenges confronting home buyers, renters and home builders in this difficult economic environment. NAHB looks forward to working with Commissioner Gordon to confront rising housing affordability concerns and to implement policies that will provide homeownership and rental housing opportunities for all Americans.”