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Four New Members Inducted Into National Housing Hall of Fame

Joining the more than 200 other honorees in the Hall of Fame, which is located in the Grand Hall of the National Housing Center, are:

• H. Daniel Pincus, who served as NAHB president in 1997 and is the owner of HDP industries, a diversified building and development company in Toms River, NJ, and Hilton Head, SC. His company has built active adult retirement communities, commercial shopping centers and detached and attached single-family subdivisions. Pincus also served as NAHB’s Area II national vice president, the New Jersey national representative and as a member of many committees.

• Franklin D. Raines, chairman and chief executive officer of Fannie Mae. Under his leadership, Fannie Mae has expanded its products and technology and committed to invest $2 trillion in financing affordable homeownership and rental housing for 18 million families. Raines also serves as chairman of the Fannie Mae Foundation, the largest foundation in the U.S., which focuses its efforts on housing and community development.
• Nicolas P. Retsinas, director of  Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies. The center conducts research to examine and address the most critical housing and community development issues in America. Its yearly report, “The State of the Nation’s Housing" is a nationally recognized source of information for housing researchers, industry analysts and policy makers.
• Peter W. Segal, outside general counsel to NAHB and a partner in the firm of Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy LLP. Over the years, Segal has provided counsel for more than 30 presidents of NAHB. He represents home builders, developers and owners of multifamily and commercial property. His clients include Countrywide Home Loans, the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing and the National Housing Endowment, which he helped create and for which he continues to provide pro bono legal services.

Photo by Herman Farrer

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