2024 Housing Opportunity Conference: Session Digest

February 20, 2024 Austin, TX, UNITED STATES Americas

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2024 Housing Opportunity Conference: Session Digest (PDF)

Session Summary:

The Housing Opportunity Conference is one of the premier national meetings of the affordable housing development, lending, investment, and policy community. The 2024 conference was held in Austin, Texas, reaching 530 registrants, with 51 speakers, 12 sponsors, and $90,000 in sponsorship revenue. Over two days, the conference offered nine concurrent sessions, three general sessions, three tours, and numerous networking opportunities at meals and receptions. This session digest summarizes the sessions and tours that took place at the 2024 Housing Opportunity Conference.

Session Summary: The Housing Opportunity Conference is one of the premier national meetings of the affordable housing development, lending, investment, and policy community. The 2024 conference was held in Austin, Texas, reaching 530 registrants, with 51 speakers, 12 sponsors, and $90,000 in sponsorship revenue. Over two days, the conference offered nine concurrent sessions, three general sessions, three tours, and numerous networking opportunities at meals and receptions. This session digest summarizes the sessions and tours that took place at the 2024 Housing Opportunity Conference.

Innovative Partnerships to Leverage More Land for Housing

In many communities, land is scarce and expensive, driving up the cost of housing and limiting the opportunity to build more homes in areas of opportunity. Moderator Nina Janopaul, with Capital Strategies Consulting, led the panel’s discussion of suc...

Opening Keynote: The State of U.S. Housing Markets

Each year, the Housing Opportunity Conference opens with a general session titled “State of the U.S. Housing Markets.” Daryl Fairweather of RedFin and Dana Schoewe of RCLCO provided this year’s keynote. Daryl spoke to the national landscape, emphasiz...

The Role of Housing in Creating Vibrant Urban Communities

It’s everywhere in the news; downtowns are suffering. As the pandemic disrupted in-person office culture, less foot traffic in these areas has negatively impacted retail, small businesses, public space, transportation, and public safety. However, the...