March 16 - 17, 2021
Global ULI Online
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March 16 - 17, 2021
Each year, the Housing Opportunity Conference opens with a General Session on the State of the US Housing Market. Expert Ali Wolf will provide this year’s keynote, offering attendees a detailed look on what to expect from the housing market in 2021: trends, challenges, emerging markets, and future demands. ULI CEO, Ed Walter, and […]
No two communities are the same, and the future approach for mixed-use will need to cater to the uniqueness of individual neighborhoods. Acknowledging there is no silver bullet, the panelists will share what they have learned for adding retail to residential spaces and vice versa: What are their guiding principles? How do they engage with […]
Panelists will discuss the findings of the National Apartment Association's survey, and what can be done to overcome these hurdles to expand the supply of new apartments.
Panelists will discuss how their companies and the communities they serve are benefiting from inclusive and equitable practices.
Before 2020, housing was a growing concern for elected officials and their constituents. Now, after a year in which a pandemic exacerbated the housing needs of lower income households and during which awareness of the legacies of redlining and discriminatory development has substantially increased, there is unprecedented public interest in housing and housing policy. Deputy […]
“Purpose-built” low-density rental development models are evolving to meet emerging housing demand driven by demographic trends and shifting household preferences. This session will explore where these models are emerging, who is implementing and financing them, and what consumer segments they serve? The panel will also address whether the model increases opportunities to meet a variety of […]
So-called NOAH units, those affordable to households at and below the local median income without receiving public subsidies, are a majority of the nation’s “affordable” stock. Many cities are at substantial risk of losing closure, sale, and/or transition of NOAH units to higher income tenancies. Panelists will discuss what cities and developers are doing to […]
Cities are leveraging the understanding of the role that development policy and practice has played in the segregation of and disinvestment in black communities to advance equitable residential development strategies that will meet future housing needs while seeking to remedy the harms of past discriminatory practices. Panelists will discuss examples of residential equity strategies that […]
As a follow-up to the on-demand session, “Pathways Toward Healthy, Equitable Housing: Lessons from Four Cities,” the speakers invite you to bring your questions and join them for a live informal virtual meetup on March 16, 2021, from 3:15 to 3:45 PM ET. Pathways Toward Healthy, Equitable Housing: Lessons from Four CitiesMember-led task forces organized by […]
Before 2020, housing was a growing concern for elected officials and their constituents. Now, after a year in which a pandemic exacerbated the housing needs of lower income households and during which awareness of the legacies of redlining and discriminatory development has substantially increased, there is unprecedented public interest in housing and housing policy. Deputy […]
Well over a decade since the collapse of the US housing bubble and the entry of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into federal conservatorship, the housing giants’ futures remain in question. Former Freddie Mac CEO David Brickman will share his perspectives on the future of the housing GSEs and of US housing finance more broadly.
This panel will feature developments that have converted vacant and dilapidated buildings into vibrant mixed-income housing. Thoughtfully renovated with consideration to historic preservation while still adding new components, including high-quality amenities and energy efficient utilities, these developments are achievements in battling cost challenges to deliver new housing often transforming the surrounding communities. We will host […]
This panel will explore opportunities to modernize housing policy, enabling markets to function more effectively and better meet the needs of residents across all income levels.
Learn how developers and communities are benefiting from including lower-income residents in their market-rate housing developments.
Housing developers face increasing imperatives to create green, healthy and resilient communities. Fitting these goals into project financing is challenging. How are market and affordable housing developers rising to this challenge? How are entitlements, financial feasibility and funding requirements influencing how deals get put together and built? Has COVID changed the thinking? This panel will ask […]
This will be a live panel discussion on the Terwilliger Center's Home Attainability Index. The Index is a data-rich resource for understanding the extent to which a housing market is providing a range of choices…
After decades of little progress in addressing critical drivers of housing cost, new technologies are proving effective at reducing development and construction time and costs substantially. Hear from a panel of experts about the strategies that are breaking through.
Join ULI Global CEO Ed Walter in exploring how investor-funded development models are improving access to low-cost housing and increasing financial inclusion of neighborhood residents.
Housing has been uniquely impacted by COVID. Health imperatives have required eviction moratoria to protect residents, but many will remain vulnerable until sufficient resources are available to compensate property owners for unpaid rent. Tenants of smaller property owners are at particular risk, as many of these owners are facing their own insolvency. Panelists will discuss […]
Network with conference attendees as we honor the recipients of our 2020 ULI Housing Awards.
Housing developers face increasing imperatives to create green, healthy and resilient communities. Fitting these goals into project financing is challenging. How are market and affordable housing developers rising to this challenge? How are entitlements, financial feasibility and funding requirements influencing how deals get put together and built? Has COVID changed the thinking? This panel will […]
Well over a decade since the collapse of the US housing bubble and the entry of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into federal conservatorship, the housing giants’ futures remain in question. Former Freddie Mac CEO David Brickman will share his perspectives on the future of the housing GSEs and of US housing finance more broadly.