I am and always have been fascinated by cities—by the people who live in them, the businesses that operate in and support them, and the housing and housing markets that compose their basic infrastructure. And the ability to provide adequate, affordable housing for all is one of the most basic functions of government—at all levels. This does not mean it is the role of the government to build and operate all or any housing but to provide the support where needed and develop the market structures, incentives, and frameworks necessary for the many and varied institutions and stakeholders to productively participate. I am thrilled to be joining the Urban Institute and look forward to working with the exceptional team in the Housing Finance Policy Center to address some of the many pressing issues that exist in housing and housing finance today and that will likely grow in the future.
David M. Brickman is a nonresident fellow in the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute and president and managing member of Brickman Capital, a financial advisory firm focused on multifamily credit investments and capital solutions for emerging operators. He was previously chief executive officer and founder of NewPoint Real Estate Capital, a real estate finance company focused on serving the multifamily, residential, and health care markets and one of the fastest-growing commercial real estate finance firms in the US from 2021 to 2024. During this time, he also served as a senior adviser at Stone Point Capital. Before joining NewPoint, Brickman was chief executive officer of Freddie Mac, one of the nation’s largest providers of mortgage financing. He spent most of his 21 years there as head of Freddie Mac Multifamily, where he presided over a remarkable period of growth and significant product innovation.
Brickman received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, received a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University, and completed all coursework for a doctoral degree in economics and real estate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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