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Hijacking the American and Australian dream
6 May 2010
National Times
Former Clinton administration Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Henry Cisneros, says that while there is a need to regulate mortgage markets, this should not become a move towards curtailing the intended goals of mortgages — home ownership. Read more
Expert says US housing market is recovering
19 March 2010
Sky News - On The Record
US housing expert and visitor to the US Studies Centre Henry Cisneros expects the housing market in the US to grow in the second quarter of 2010. Watch Online
Pacific President
18 March 2010
Australia Network Newsline
Barack Obama is due in Indonesia and Australia next week despite currently unfinished business in Washington. Henry Cisneros, a former US Housing Secretary who's now a confidant of President Obama, talks about the major issues concerning the President. Watch Online
The importance of urban development and home ownership policies
17 March 2010
In this interview Henry Cisneros, former cabinet member of the Clinton Administration, discusses the significance of home ownership to building a strong middle class. He examines the National Homeownership Strategy that he implemented and how its aims were sabotaged due to predatory practices by certain lenders and insufficient government regulation over the past decade. Cisneros also discusses what makes for a successful approach to urban planning and development. Watch Online
Depression-era hardship faces US
16 March 2010
ABC PM
Henry Cisneros was secretary of housing in the Clinton administration. He analyses the possible dangers to the US economy as it struggles to emerge from recession, notably the possibility that Chinese economic growth will fail. He describes how some parts of the country are still undergoing hardship comparable to the Depression era. Listen Online
Henry Cisneros on urban housing
16 March 2010
ABC Late Night Live
The idea of home ownership is still one that runs deep in most countries around the world. As the global population continues to grow - and becomes more concentrated in our cities, questions about affordable housing and urban development are more pressing now than they've ever been. Philip Adams interviews former Secretary of Housing in the Clinton Administration, Henry Cisneros. Listen Online
Mix of housing types crucial to cities
16 March 2010
ABC2 News Breakfast
Henry Cisneros, former Clinton Administration Secretary of Housing and Urban Development discusses the need for a mixture of types of housing to be available in large cities to accomodate people from different demographics. In this interview Mr Cisneros also discusses recent diplomatic relations between Israel and the US as well as the importance of Australia to the United States. Watch Online
US housing expert has some home truths
16 March 2010
The Sydney Morning Herald
In this article by Andrew West, current guest of the US studies Centre Henry Cisneros and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton Administration gives his opinion on the NSW Government’s potential use of powers to acquire private land and turn it over to property developers. Read article
