David Crowe, who has been the Senior Staff Vice President for Regulatory and Housing Policy at the National Association of Home Builders since 2002, has been named the association’s chief economist. He replaces David Seiders, who is retiring after serving as NAHB’s Chief Economist for more than 20 years.
Crowe, who has held several senior level positions in economics, housing policy and housing finance since he joined NAHB in 1989, holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Kentucky. Prior to joining NAHB, he was the Deputy Director for the Division of Housing and Demographic Analysis in HUD’s Office of Economic Affairs.
Prior to joining NAHB in 1984, Seiders was a Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington. In 1981-82, he was the Chief Policy Analyst for Housing Finance for President Reagan’s Commission on Housing.