David M. Abromowitz
Senior Fellow
David M. Abromowitz is a Senior Fellow at American Progress, focusing on housing policy and related federal and state programs and issues. A partner in the law firm Goulston & Storrs, he is nationally known for expertise in housing and economic development, over the past 25 years working on projects around the country involving housing and historic tax credit investment, HUD-assisted housing, public housing revitalization, assisted living, community land trusts, shared-equity homeownership, multifamily rental housing development, planned homeownership communities, and other multi-layered public/private projects.
Mr. Abromowitz is a past chair and founding member of both the Lawyers’ Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness and of the American Bar Association’s Forum Committee on Affordable Housing and Community Development. He is a board member of the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association, and a member of the Multifamily Leadership Board of the National Association of Home Builders. In 2004 he was awarded the Trailblazer award of the National Economic Development and Law Center of Oakland, California, and in 2007 he was honored by the Fair Housing Center of Boston.
Mr. Abromowitz co-chaired the Housing Policy Working Group of then Governor-elect Deval Patrick (D-MA) and has served on other housing advisory groups for public officials, such as Mayor Tom Menino of Boston's advisory task force during his first term. He serves on a number of charitable boards, including YouthBuild USA, The Equity Trust, Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly, and B’nai B’rith New England.
A former adjunct professor at Northeastern Law School, the New Jersey native received his BA magna cum laude from Princeton University and his JD magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.
Articles by David M. Abromowitz
- Propietarios como es debido, June 4, 2008
- A Break on Fuel-Efficient Cars, Not Gas Tax, Is Needed, May 23, 2008
- Bailouts and Bold Action, May 2, 2008
- War and Taxes: Sharing the National Burden, April 15, 2008
- Shared Equity in Action: Recovery and Affordability Are Possible Amid the Crash in Housing Prices, April 9, 2008
- HUD Cannot Be Left Adrift in the Wake of Secretary Jackson’s Resignation, March 31, 2008
- Selective Bailouts: Help for Wall Street, Not Your Street, March 17, 2008
- Conservatives Assail Homeowners: Administration Says "Let Homeowners Go Under", February 28, 2008
- Still Lagging Behind: Latest Bush Housing Plan Too Little, Too Late, February 12, 2008
- Addressing Foreclosures: A Great American Dream Neighborhood Stabilization Plan, January 31, 2008
- Quick Action For Housing Crisis: Market Indicators Are Tumbling, January 29, 2008
- A Foreclosure-Free Option, January 23, 2008
- Sharing the Burden of War and Taxes, April 9, 2007