Concurrent Session
Homeless to Housed: Marrying the Money with the Deal
The Evolving Single-Family Rental Landscape: Balancing Growth, Sustainability, and Market Dynamics
Policy Innovations to Increase Production
Unlocking Housing Potential: Barriers and Opportunities in U.S. Capital Markets
Closing the Racial Homeownership Gap
New Product Types in the Market: Missing Middle, Modular, and Manufactured Housing
Proptech & AI
Double Bottom Line — Private Investments to Generate Housing Affordability and Financial Returns
This session will explore innovative investment strategies that balance social impact with financial viability, addressing the urgent need for affordable housing. Join a panel of national and local experts from Atlanta, Charlotte, and other smaller markets as they discuss successful approaches, challenges faced, and replicable solutions. Topics will include the impact of private investment in unlocking new housing developments, preserving existing affordable units, and advancing sustainability initiatives, all while generating solid returns on investments.
Unlocking Housing in Unlikely Places
This session will explore how houses of worship can help address the housing crisis by leveraging faith-owned land to develop affordable housing. Partnerships between faith organizations and developers can lead to innovative projects that align with religious missions while expanding housing supply, especially in high cost areas. However, these projects can be complex and difficult to execute. Panelists will share successful models of faith-based land development, best practices, and strategies for overcoming barriers such as zoning, financing, and community concerns.
High Growth Suburbs: Best Ideas in Policy, Planning, and Practices for Embracing Growth
This panel will feature a robust discussion on how magnet suburbs manage increasing population growth, changing demographic profiles, and land use pressures. Stakeholder engagement, planning and entitlement, design and density strategies will be explored through successful development in Charlotte, Alpharetta's growth and transformation, and national examples from ULI's Suburban Development and Redevelopment Product Council. Panelists will take the attendees through the nuts and bolts of case studies, covering the project approval process, community engagement strategies, partnerships with public agencies to shape zoning policy, and creative density and design solutions. The session will be interactive with opportunities for conference attendees to share their experience in similar communities or to learn other tools for working in suburban communities.
The Future of Technology and Affordability in Real Estate Development
Pink Collar Housing and Issues Affecting Women of Color in CRE
The discussion will also address systemic challenges facing women developers and CRE professionals, including navigating capital markets, overcoming bias in deal-making, and scaling projects. Additionally, panelists will examine how shifting policies and the evolving political landscape shape funding, tax incentives, and regulations affecting women entrepreneurs and affordable housing development. With a focus on economic opportunity, industry inclusion, and long-term sustainability, this session will offer actionable strategies and policy insights to empower women leaders in CRE and drive meaningful change in housing investment.