UCLA Lewis center will be hosting a roundtable panel called Stabilizing Neighborhoods: Innovations in Local Housing Markets, which will focus on strategic responses by key actors who seek to alleviate the impacts of battered local housing markets and the underperformance of local economies. Panelists from both the private and public sector will share their experiences working with communities, banks, and local governments to stabilize local neighborhoods. Although the downturn in economic and housing markets has disproportionately and negatively affected the poor, this period of low housing and land value also may be an opportunity for increased affordable housing production. Panelists will discuss potential opportunities, public-private partnerships, and strategies for developing affordable housing.