General Session
Tue Feb 25
12:30 PM — 1:30 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
Opening Keynote: The State of U.S. Housing Markets
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General Session
Each year, the Housing Opportunity Conference opens with a general session titled “State of the U.S. Housing Markets.” Ken Rosen, Chairman of Rosen Consulting Group, and Adam Ducker of RCLCO will provide this year’s keynote remarks. Mr. Rosen will speak to the national landscape and trends. Adam will focus on the latest affordability data and challenges facing different markets, while presenting the 2025 update to the ULI Terwilliger Center’s Home Attainability Index. This dynamic session will set the stage for the panels and conversations that take place during the course of the Conference.
Wed Feb 26
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time
General Session: The Atlanta Model
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General Session
Join Egbert Perry, Renee Glover, and Josh Humphries, three prominent figures in the field of affordable housing and urban development, as they discuss their experiences in transforming communities through mixed-income housing, revitalization efforts, and the importance of equitable development. Through this general session, Egbert, Renee, and Josh will illuminate how transforming neighborhoods through investments in housing, infrastructure, and community services can lift communities out of poverty, improve safety, and create economic opportunities for residents. Egbert and Renee's work in places like Centennial Place (first HOPE VI community) will be discussed as an example of successful urban renewal and specifically how Atlanta set the stage for the HOPE VI model nationally. Josh will share solutions for scaling affordable housing efforts that the City of Atlanta has undertaken and all will discuss sustaining the growth of mixed-income communities, with an emphasis on policies and strategies that benefit both current and future generations.