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Biography
John K. McIlwain is a senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute and holds the ULI/J. Ronald Terwilliger chair for housing. He is also chairman of the Center for Housing Policy, the research affiliate of the National Housing Conference.
McIlwain also served as senior managing director of the American Communities Fund for Fannie Mae, and was president and CEO of the Fannie Mae Foundation. Before joining Fannie Mae, he was a partner in the law firm of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer and Murphy. He served as executive assistant to the assistant secretary for housing at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and began his career at the Maine State Housing Authority.
McIlwain has a Bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a JD from New York University School of Law.
In a March 2005 Washington Post Letter to the Editor, McIlwain predicted that there was no real estate bubble to pop.Two years later the United States housing bubble collapsed, prior to the financial crisis of 2007–2010.
Articles Written by John K. McIlwain
He never shied away from putting down his thoughts on writing, inwhich there are about 27 notable articles under his name.
| Name of article | Year of Publication | Category | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy and the Rising Tide: Responding to the Rise in Sea Levels | November 06, 2012 | Market Trends | |
| Is Small Beautiful Again? The Sudden Interest in Micro-Apartments | October 25, 2012 | Infrastructure | |
| Greening Senior Housing: Healthier Living and Healthier Finances | June 06, 2012 | Sustainability | |
| The Great Recession: A Slayer of Sprawl | April 05, 2012 | Market Trends | |
| Seniors—In Which Metro Regions Are They Living? | February 23, 2012 | Market Trends | |
| Seniors—In Which Cities Are They Living? | February 23, 2012 | Market Trends | |
| Fixing the Housing Markets: Three Proposals | Residential/Multifamily | January 30, 2012 | |
| The Rental Boost From Green Design | January 04, 2012 | Planning & Design | |
| Writing Down Mortgage Principal | December 16, 2011 | Residential/Multifamily | |
| The Surprisingly Simple Amenities that Help Urban Residents Age in Place | December 07, 2011 | Planning & Design | |
| Suburbs, Cities, and Aging in Place | August 17, 2011 | Market Trends | |
| Should the Administration Rent Its Growing Inventory of Foreclosed Homes? | August 12, 2011 | Market Trends | |
| Suburbs 2.0: The Evolving American Suburbs | June 01, 2011 | Market Trends | |
| Redefining Seniors’ Housing | May 13, 2011 | Development | |
| Seniors and the New Senior Housing | March 29, 2011 | Residential/Multifamily | |
| Gen Y and Housing Trends | March 29, 2011 | Industry Sectors | |
| Homeownership: Deferring the Dream | February 23, 2011 | Market Trends | |
| Reforming America’s Housing Finance Market: The Administration’s Proposal | February 22, 2011 | Industry Sectors | |
| Who Are You Calling a Senior? | January 06, 2011 | Market Trends | |
| QE2: Will It Save the U.S. Housing Industry? | January 03, 201 | Default Category | |
| What Does the New Congress Mean for Housing Finance? | December 08, 2010 | Market Trends | |
| Housing Gen Y: The Next Challenge for Cities | November 23, 2010 | Market Trends | |
| Planned Communities: What Lies Ahead? | November 10, 2010 | Development | |
| Is It Time for a Federal Moratorium on Foreclosures? | October 14, 2010 | Development | |
| Next Generation Master Planned Communities – Planning for the New Homebuyers | October 05, 2010 | Development | |
| It’s Not Over until It’s Over: Housing Finance after Dodd-Frank | September 08, 2010 | Market Trends | |
| Reviewing Treasury’s August 17 Meeting Regarding the GSEs | September 02, 2010 | Capital Markets | |
| Missing in Action: The Private Mortgage Market | August 01, 2010 | Capital Markets |