News Alert: November 22
The New York Housing Conference Announces Its Pre-Luncheon Symposium Schedule and Panelists
From 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., four special, on-site industry symposiums will precede the NYHC/NHC 37th Annual Awards Luncheon on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at the Hilton New York in Manhattan.
The informative symposiums will feature housing industry experts and will set the stage for one of the largest gatherings of housing professionals in the nation. They are free of charge to attendees at the Luncheon event, which is being underwritten by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
This year's symposium program is:
Session I - 9am to 10am
TAX CREDIT MARKETS: What's Trending Now and How is the Industry Responding - Sponsored by Reznick Group, P.C.
Low-income Housing Tax Credit Investors and other experts will provide their insights into what is happening in the market place with deal structures, pricing, term sheets and underwriting challenges.
Moderator: David Leopold, Senior Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Presenters: Raoul Moore, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Community Investment; William C. Pelletier, Managing Director, JP Morgan Capital Corporation; John Mackey, CPA, Principal, Reznick Group, P.C.
EVERYTHING IS COMING UP GREEN: Sustainable Financing from Dollars to Development – Sponsored by Glenwood Management Corporation
Participants will learn about private and government resources available to finance Green development including NYSERDA’s revamped multi-family program, HUD’s green retrofit program and more. Other topics will include unleashing the energy efficiency value in existing multifamily buildings and innovations in green building materials and technology.
Moderator: Abby Jo Sigal, Vice President and Impact Market Leader, New York City Enterprise Community Partners
Presenters: Erica Brabon, Pipeline Manager of Existing Buildings, Steven Winter Associates, Inc.; Paul Freitag, Managing Director, Jonathan Rose Companies; Beatrix de la Torre, Assistant Commissioner, Planning, Sustainability & Marketing, HPD; Luke Falk, Associate Project Manager, Multifamily Performance Program & Green Residential Programs, NYSERDA
Session II – 10am to 11am
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Affordable Housing Post Midterm Elections – Sponsored by SKA Marin
Get the latest information from inside the Beltway on GSE reform efforts, plans to streamline federal rental housing programs and discuss the latest legislative action and outlook from the new Congress.
Moderator: Mark A. Willis, Resident Research Fellow, Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy
Presenters: Barry Zigas, Director of Housing Policy, Consumer Federation of America; Rebecca Koepnick, Special Assistant to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan; Mary Hanlon, Vice President of Policy & Advocacy, National Housing Conference
GOVERNMENT FUNDING OPTIONS IN TOUGH TIMES – Sponsored by Yuco Real Estate Company, Inc.
Learn about NYS Homes and Community Renewal’s new integrated funding process and the latest funding strategies at HDC and HPD. Also hear from Freddie Mac about the New Issue Bond Program and some of the New York projects that closed this year through this new initiative.
Moderator: Ashley Hartsook, YLC Member and Associate Director of Acquisitions, Raymond James Tax Credit Funds
Presenters: W. Kimball Griffith, Vice President, Freddie Mac; Sean Fitzgerald, Assistant Commissioner, NYS Homes & Community Renewal; Richard Froehlich, Executive Vice President for Capital Markets & General Counsel, HDC; Holly Leicht, Deputy Commissioner for Development, HPD
Action Alert: November 16
NYHC Urges Constituency to Urge Senators to Extend the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Exchange and New Markets Tax Credit Programs, and the Capitalization of the National Housing Trust Fund
The New York Housing Conference has mobilized its full board and its Young Leadership Council to support legislation before the Senate that would:
The full text of the NYHC letter-of-support and the addresses for both New York senators can be found here.