WHAT: The 2011 Ballard Spahr National Housing Symposium. This yearly gathering of affordable-housing leaders, government officials, developers, and lenders from around the country explore topics in affordable housing. Topics include: the challenges of underwriting and preserving affordable housing; building better housing communities; the latest from Congress on housing issues; and predictions about the fate of current affordable-housing finance models.
WHEN: November 10, 2011 – a free all-day seminar followed by a networking reception
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Program Sessions
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Networking Reception
WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C.
WHO: The keynote address will be delivered by Estelle Richman, Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Co-chaired by Ballard Spahr partners Sharon Wilson Géno and Ryan R. Warburton
Confirmed faculty members include:
- Catherine Pharis, Wells Fargo Bank
- Nakea Fuller, Philadelphia Housing Authority
- Kim Griffith, Freddie Mac
- David Leopold, Bank of America
- Gerald Hunter, Idaho Housing Finance Association / National Council of State Housing Agencies
- Thom Amdur, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association
- Alan Fair, Hunt Capital Partners
- Richard Barnhart, Pennrose Properties
- Bernie Husser, The Richman Group Affordable Housing Corporation
- Michael Novogradac, Novogradac & Company LLP
- Michael Duffy, McCormack Baron