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Lunch Program: Where Did All the Money Go?
Chapter: Los Angeles
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm September 18, 2025. Los Angeles (GMT-7)
Location: San Antonio Winery, 737 Lamar Street, Los Angeles, CA
Attendees:
This event is open to All LAI members globally and non-members.
$85
The Impacts of Affordable Housing Development and the Future of Homelessness in Los Angeles
Californians have spent a lot of money on government-subsidized “affordable” housing over the past decade. What have we got to show for it? Homelessness has risen, audits have revealed millions of dollars misspent, and the cost of construction seems out of control. Is there a better way? In this talk, Professor Orlando will reveal his brand-new research findings on the government’s history of intervening in housing markets and its impacts on affordability, homelessness, and the future of our cities.
Anthony W. Orlando is an Associate Professor of Finance, Real Estate, and Law at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He holds the titles of Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Singelyn Fellow of Analytics in the CPP College of Business Administration. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Los Angeles, and he serves on the Public Finance Authority Board for the La Verne Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District. He joined the LAI Los Angeles Chapter in 2025.
Dr. Orlando teaches and conducts research at the intersection of real estate, finance, and urban planning. His recent book, Keeping Races in Their Places: The Dividing Lines That Shaped the American City, weaves together more than a century’s worth of data to expose the entrenched effects of redlining on American communities. His latest academic publications include articles in Cityscape and the Journal of Housing Economics analyzing the spillover impacts of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit developments; an article in the Journal of Urban Affairs assessing how land use may change as cities adapt to the post-pandemic future; and a new report for the Brookings Institution documenting the effects of natural disasters on the rental housing community.
Dr. Orlando received his bachelor’s degree in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a master’s in economic history from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He holds a Ph.D. in public policy and management from the University of Southern California.