During the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s 2025 Innovative Housing Showcase that took place on the National Mall from Sept. 6-10, Secretary Scott Turner talked about the benefits of homeownership. However, Turner made it clear that he has no interest in setting up a special program to assist African Americans in becoming homeowners. “It’s not just Black homeownership, I represent all Americans,” Turner, 53, said to The Informer. “Not just Black people, but white people, Asian people, Indian people, Democrats, Republicans, saved, unsaved, that’s my job. This was not my bill; this was our bill.”Turner said that homeownership translates to independence from the government.