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HARVARD JOINT CENTER FOR HOUSING STUDIES POLICY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING JUNE 14 and 15, 2018 The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Cleveland, OH Member Company Profiles ABC Supply ABC Supply Co., Inc. is the largest wholesale distributor of roofing in the United States and one of the nation's largest distributors of siding, windows and other select exterior and interior building products, tools and related supplies. Since our start in 1982, we've grown to become a national organization with more than 600 branches and other facilities in 49 states. Andersen Corporation Headquartered in Bayport, Minnesota, Andersen Corporation is the largest window and door manufacturer in North America. Founded in 1903, Andersen is an international corporation employing more than 9,000 people in locations across North America, with sales worldwide. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Beazer Homes is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, with operations in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Beazer has built more than 170,000 homes since going public in 1994. In 2014, Beazer Homes was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program as Partner of the Year. BMC BMC is one of the nation’s leading providers of diversified building products and services to professional builders and contractors in the residential housing market. The company’s comprehensive portfolio of products and services spans building materials, including millwork and structural component manufacturing capabilities, consultative showrooms and design centers, value-added installation management and an innovative eBusiness platform capable of supporting all of our customers’ needs. Operations: 17 states and 42 metropolitan areas, principally in the fast-growing South and West regions of the United States. 1 The Bozzuto Group The Bozzuto Group is a privately held, integrated real estate services organization. Together we create quality homes and extraordinary communities—some 42,000 residences to date—while maintaining the utmost respect for the environment. We pride ourselves on providing outstanding service and consistent value for customers and partners. We are a regional leader with a national reputation. Our numerous industry awards attest to the dedication and excellence of our more than 2,000 employees. Builders FirstSource Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Builders FirstSource is the largest supplier of building products, prefabricated components, and value-added services to the professional market segment, primarily for new residential construction and repair and remodeling, in the U.S. We provide customers an integrated homebuilding solution, offering manufacturing, supply, delivery and installation for a full range of structural and related building products. We operate in 40 states with approximately 400 locations and have a market presence in 74 of the top 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, providing geographic diversity and balanced end market exposure. We service customers from strategically located distribution facilities and manufacturing facilities (certain of which are co-located), that produce value-added products such as roof and floor trusses, wall panels, stairs, vinyl windows, custom millwork and pre-hung doors. Builders FirstSource also distributes dimensional lumber and lumber sheet goods, millwork, windows, interior and exterior doors, and other building products. CoreLogic CoreLogic provides information intelligence to identify and manage growth opportunities, improve business performance and manage risk. Whether in real estate, mortgage finance, insurance, or the public sector, our clients turn to us as a market leader for unique property-level insights. Working collaboratively, we deliver value across our clients’ business operations. Our industry experts address challenges, acting quickly to present innovative, cost-effective solutions to business problems. And, as a single, trusted source, we are committed to making the experience of doing business with us as easy as possible. 2 CRH Americas CRH Americas is the North American arm of CRH plc, one of the world’s leading building products and materials companies, and is based in Dublin, Ireland. CRH operations include more than 1,750 operations in 43 states and 8 Canadian provinces. CRH has 42,600 employees. CRH is organized into two groups; Oldcastle Materials is the leading supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready mix concrete, and construction and paving services in the United States, and Oldcastle Products and Distribution is a portfolio of businesses that have leading market positions across North America. Activities are organized into four Product Groups: Architectural Products (concrete masonry and hardscapes, packaged cement mixes, packaged lawn and garden products), Precast (utility and structural precast, composite utility enclosures, construction accessories), BuildingEnvelope® (architectural glass, aluminum glazing systems), and Distribution (distributor of roofing, siding, window, and interior products for specialty contractors). Dow Building Solutions Dow Building Solutions is a leader in delivering insulation, air sealing and weatherization technologies that help improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of residential and commercial buildings around the globe. For more than 60 years, Dow has leveraged the power of chemistry to create solutions that help building owners maximize energy efficiency, improve comfort and durability, and save money. Dow’s portfolio of solutions includes commercial, residential and retrofit solutions. Eagle Materials Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Eagle Materials Inc. is a leading provider of building materials that serves markets throughout the United States. Our operations are segmented by product group and include Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard, Concrete and Aggregates, and Oil and Gas Proppants divisions. Our manufactured products are 100 percent made in the U.S. Originally part of Centex Corporation, Eagle Materials became a fully independent company through a spin-off transaction in January 2004. Equity Residential Equity Residential is an S&P 500 company focused on the acquisition, development and management of high quality apartment properties in top U.S. growth markets. Based in Chicago, Equity Residential owns or has investments in 315 properties consisting of 79,458 apartment units located primarily in Boston, New York, Washington DC, Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California. Fannie Mae Fannie Mae serves the people who house America. We are a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders, providing access to affordable mortgage financing in all markets at all times. Our financing makes sustainable homeownership and workforce rental housing a reality for millions of Americans. 3 Ferguson Enterprises Ferguson raises the bar for industry standards as the top-rated wholesale supplier of commercial and residential plumbing supplies. However, our expertise goes beyond plumbing. We are a diverse distributor that spans multiple businesses including HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial. In the past 63 years, we’ve grown from a local distributor to a $13.8 billion dollar company with more than 1,400 locations and over 23,000 associates nationwide. Fortune Brands Home & Security Fortune Brands is a home and security consumer products company. We operate in only the most attractive and profitable product categories – those that are consumer- focused, where strong brands and innovation matter. Our company and products are frequently honored for excellence, product innovation and customer satisfaction. Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, just north of Chicago. Our company of 24,000 associates is led by a highly experienced executive team. We’ve made smart investments in capacity and capabilities and have deployed cash to strategically grow the business. Most recently we acquired ROHL, which includes the ROHL and Perrin & Rowe luxury brands, as well as the premium plumbing business Riobel into the newly-created Global Plumbing Group (GPG). From 2013 to 2015, Fortune Brands acquired WoodCrafters cabinets, SentrySafe personal safes and Norcraft cabinets. Freddie Mac Freddie Mac was chartered by Congress in 1970 with a public mission to stabilize the nation's residential mortgage markets and expand opportunities for homeownership and affordable rental housing. Our statutory mission is to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the U.S. housing market. We participate in the secondary mortgage market by purchasing mortgage loans and mortgage-related securities for investment and by issuing guaranteed mortgage-related securities, principally those we call PCs. The secondary mortgage market consists of institutions engaged in buying and selling mortgages in the form of whole loans (i.e., mortgages that have not been securitized) and mortgage-related securities. We do not lend money directly to homeowners. Gypsum Management & Supply, Inc. Gypsum Management & Supply is one of the largest independent distributors of drywall, acoustical and other specialty building materials in the United States. It operates in more than 25 states through a network of over 40 subsidiary companies and nearly 150 distribution centers. The company offers a range of products, such as ceiling tiles, covered fiberglass, hangers, insulations, vinyl sealants, joists, clips and drywall steel. It also offers a variety of other products