17 Feb Upcoming ULI Housing Opportunity Conference
This year’s Urban Land Institute (ULI) Housing Opportunity Conference will be hosted February 25-26 here in Atlanta!
As outlined by ULI, this conference convenes a mix of housing industry professionals including private and nonprofit real estate developers, public officials, urban and regional planners, housing advocates, architects, investors, and lenders with one common goal — to expand housing opportunities in their communities.
Each year, the conference explores key factors and challenges contributing to our nation’s residential housing crisis and offers emerging cross-sector solutions that support the Terwilliger Center’s central mission — to ensure that everyone has a home that meets their needs at a price they can afford.
Over 500 land use professionals will convene at Hilton Atlanta next week for the two-day conference that will include over 15 sessions, over 50 speakers, and multiple tours. Session topics include:
- The role of commercial real estate (CRE) and finance in helping address homelessness
- The evolving single-family rental landscape
- Current housing capital market landscape
- Closing the racial homeownership gap
- Technology and AI in housing
- “Missing middle”, modular, and manufactured housing
- Successes in high growth suburbs
- Issues affecting women of color in CRE
Additionally, KB President Geoff Koski will be joining panelists on the second day of the conference to talk about policy innovations to help increase housing production. The panel will explore how cities and states are addressing housing supply constraints to foster growth, affordability, and sustainability. The discussion will focus on Atlanta’s housing study, policy reforms, national examples, and the role of regulations, incentives, and partnerships in creating a healthier housing market. The evergreen housing issue is how supply constraints are limiting growth where it is needed. Limited housing supply is ramping up costs, forcing sprawl, and most American cities will need years to catch up. However, states and local governments have finally begun implementing reforms to address the factors that limit production. This panel, moderated by Atlanta Housing’s CEO, Terri Lee, will discuss how Atlanta’s housing study informed city-wide housing targets and goals and the policies that are being implemented to achieve these ambitious goals. National examples will show other ways cities and states are trying to boost production and reduce supply constraints. From regulations to incentives, the panel will share what can and should be done to achieve a more balanced, healthy and affordable housing market.
To learn more about the conference and register, follow the link here.
To read takeaways from last year’s conference in Austin, TX, click here.