Tuesday, March 1
11:30a.m. - Opening plenary - Davidson Ballroom
Plenary speaker: Christopher Ptomey, Executive Director - ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing
Click here for Chris' PowerPoint presentation.
1:30p.m - Breakout Sessions
Tennessee's Best - Regional Impact nominee presentations - Room 208A
Hear about this year’s nominees’ successes directly from them. Winners will be announced at the Awards Program on the 2nd
Day.
Click here to see the list of nominees.
Presentation PowerPoints:
The State of Affordable Housing in Tennessee: A Glance at the Regions Over Time
Volunteer Ministry Center
Urban Housing Solutions
MDHA
Panelists: Dr. Troy White - MDHA Nashville, Kelsey Oesmann - Urban Housing Solutions, Dr. Bruce Spangler - Volunteer Ministry Center
Keeping Pace with Digital Innovation in Real Estate and Mortgage Industries- Room 208B
Presentation resources:
Industry Efforts to Bring Consistency to Affordable Housing Programs - Specialty Mortgage Product Solutions
Total eClose - DocMagic PowerPoint
Elite Digital Mortgage Consulting PowerPoint
Hear from industry professionals about strategies to enhance lender operational processes, ways to move your organization forward with digital transformation, and how real estate trends may impact available inventory and help secure offers.
Panelists: Dottie Sheppick - Specialty Mortgage Product Solutions, Kesa Fowler, Ron Crowe - Elite Digital Mortgage Consulting, Dan McGrew - DocMagic, Jay Nelson - eXp Realty
Strategies for Stabilizing Multi-Family Housing for Tenants - 209A-C
Presentation resources:
Public Funding and Private Philanthropy Partnerships - McNabb Center
Housing for Tennesseans with Disabilities: Barriers and Policy Options - TN Disability Coalition
Legal Aid PowerPoint
Explore how developers, courts, property management, supportive services and community resources can partner to provide enhanced stability for tenants.
Panelists: Jeff Strand - Tennessee Disability Coalition, Zac Oswald - Legal Aid, Houston Smelcer - McNabb Center and the Helen Ross McNabb Foundation
Educational Track 8 hours of Training for Loan Officers
Course ID: 13659 8-hour SAFE Comprehensive: Mortgage Law and Competency
Provider ID: 1405071 Tennessee Mortgage Bankers Association
3:15p.m. - Breakout Sessions
Tennessee's Best - Neighborhood Stabilization presentations - Room 208A
Hear about this year’s nominees’ successes directly from them. Winners will be announced at the Awards Program on the 2nd
Day.
Presentation PowerPoints:
HUD Neighborhood Stabilization Program
The Works, Inc.
Jackson Housing Authority
Panelists: Mark Reid - Jackson Housing Authority, Ronald Tillman, Roshun Austin - The Works, Inc.
Rural Housing - Strategies to Increase Housing Inventory - Room 209A-C
Presentation resources:
USDA RD and TN ECD Joint Panel on Developing infrastructure and site development
USDA-RD and TN ECD Joint Panel on developing infrastructure and site development to bridge gaps with state and federal partners to expand development in rural Tennessee
Speaker: Lindy Turner - Clinch-Powell Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.
Disparities in Homeownership - Bridging the Wealth Divide - Room 208B
Hear from industry experts to learn strategies for successful initiatives for creating pathways to change perspectives around minority and low and moderate-income homeownership.
Panelists: Marcia Griffin - HomeFree-USA, Steve O'Connor - Mortgage Bankers Association, Pete Carroll - CoreLogic, Lakesha Williams - Truist, Tiffany Searcy Wright - FirstBank
4:45 - 6:00p.m. - Reception and STAR awards - Vendor area
Wednesday, March 2
8:00a.m. - Breakfast Plenary - Davidson Ballroom
Tennessee's Best Awards and Keynote Speakers Joaquin Altoro - USDA Rural Housing Services
10:45a.m. - Breakout Sessions
Moving Beyond the Traditional Funding Pillars for Multi-Family Development - Room 209A-C
Presentation resources:
FHLB PowerPoint
Developers are increasingly finding it hard to fill the gap left between equity and the income that will support the mortgage. Hear from syndicators, bankers and multi-family experts on ways to bridge that gap with other sources.
Panelists: Dawn Grace - FHLB Cincinnati, David Urban - RBC Community Investments, Bryan Keller - RubinBrown, Brandon Watkins
Developing Partnerships to Find Land for Affordable Housing - Room 208A
Presentation resources:
Finding Land Through Impact Driven Partnerships - Holladay Ventures
Developing Partnerships to Find Land for Affordable Housing - Healthy Community
One of the largest barriers to building affordable housing is acquiring the land on which to build it. Learn how to partner with cities, banks and others to find, acquire and develop the land necessary to meet the need for more affordable housing.
Panelists: Alvin Nance - LHP Development, Hal Crocker - HCB Development Corp, Evan Holladay -Holladay Ventures
Overcoming Impediments to Fair Housing - Room 208B
Presentation resources:
Information on Nashville/Davidson County L.E.G.A.C.Y. Housing Resource Diversionary Court & Program
Laura Swanson (THDA) PowerPoint
NFHA PowerPoint, Part 1
NFHA PowerPoint, Part 1
Every Tennessean should have the opportunity to flourish and live in communities that are caring and inclusive. Learn about Fair Housing’s hurdles and strategies for removing those barriers.
Panelists: Laurie Benner - National Fair Housing Alliance, Dhathri Chunduru - TN Housing Development Agency, Judge Rachel L. Bell - General Sessions Judge, Division VIII (8), Music City Community Court (L.E.G.A.C.Y. Housing Resource Diversionary Court & Program
Conversation Pits - Multiple topics
TN Disability Pathfinder - facilitators Lauren Pearcy and Megan Hart
Hot topics & New Developments for USDA
THDA 101 Basics