The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Today, the National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity released The Future of Fair Housing, a report of their findings and recommendations following an investigation of the alarming state of U.S. housing in the wake of the subprime housing debacle.

Their recommendations include the creation of an independent fair housing enforcement agency as well as strengthening existing fair housing programs and increasing public education.

The national, bipartisan commission is co-chaired by two former HUD secretaries, Henry Cisneros and Jack Kemp, and was formed by a partnership of LCCR/EF, the National Fair Housing Alliance, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.