LAS VEGAS, November 24, 2025 — U.S. Representative Susie Lee (NV-03), in partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, convened a roundtable discussion with Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine, representatives from Governor Joe Lombardo’s Office, and housing and community leaders from across Southern Nevada. The event, held at the Sahara West Library in Las Vegas, focused on how strengthened public–private collaboration can expand access to affordable housing and spur local economic development.

Participants discussed strategies to address Nevada’s ongoing housing crisis, with an emphasis on identifying barriers, sharing best practices, and advancing solutions that can support the state’s growing communities.

“We have a housing crisis here in Southern Nevada, and there's no silver bullet,” said U.S. Rep. Susie Lee at the affordable housing roundtable. “To solve the problem, it's going to take everyone working together — from federal investment to our state authority, city and county regulators, private banks, home builders, and realtors. It's an all on board moment.”

Rep. Lee, whose district includes southern Las Vegas and large portions of unincorporated Clark County, joined participants to address the region’s escalating housing needs and to explore collaborative approaches for increasing the supply of affordable homes. The State Treasurer and the Governor’s Office representative contributed perspectives on the state’s housing priorities, funding tools, and opportunities to align federal, state, and private-sector resources to accelerate housing production.

Housing and community leaders from across Southern Nevada joined the discussion, sharing ideas for expanding housing supply and housing affordability. Participants included affordable housing developers, nonprofit leaders, financial institutions, and local officials who shared insights on local needs and discussed opportunities to collaborate with FHLBank San Francisco’s housing and community investment programs.

“FHLBank San Francisco is committed to working with leaders at every level of government to expand affordable housing opportunities across Nevada,” said Joe Amato, interim president and chief executive officer of FHLBank San Francisco. “We were honored to partner with Rep. Lee, the Nevada State Treasurer, and the Nevada Governor’s Office as part of this important conversation.”

FHLBank San Francisco has joined other public officials in roundtable discussions over the past year as part of its mission-driven focus to partner with its member financial institutions, housing developers and community stakeholders to foster economic growth and resilience.

Attendees at the Las Vegas roundtable included:

• Dagny Stapleton, Clark County

• Matt Kershaw, Clark County Credit Union

• Kelly Gear, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

• Anabel Cuevas, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

• Jeremy Empol, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

• David Paull, George Gekakis, Inc.

• Angela Phillips, Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas

• Laura Archuleta, Jamboree/FHLBank of San Francisco Board Member

• Melvin Green, KME Architects

• Pat Petrie, Neighborhood Services, City of Las Vegas

• Phyllis Gurgevich, Nevada Bankers Association

• Maurice Page, Nevada Housing Coalition

• Kevin Hickey, Nevada Rural Housing

• Treasurer Conine, Nevada State Treasurer

• Sonny Vinuya, Office of Governor Joe Lombardo

• Gil Sanchez, Real Estate By Gil Sanchez

• Hilary Lopez, Reno Housing Authority

• Tina Frias, Southern Nevada Home Builders Assoc.

• Rick Barron, Southern Nevada Home Builders Assoc. - Signature Homes

• Rebecca Merrihew, Southern Nevada Home Builders Assoc.- Red Rock Insulation

• Kent Lay, Southern Nevada Home Builders Assoc. - Taylor Morrison

• Adrienne Babbitt, State of Nevada

• Craig Robinson, Western Alliance

• Allen Shelton, NAREBLV