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Central Texas Master Planned Communities & Residential Conference

Wed Jul 08, 2026

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Central Texas Master Planned Communities & Residential Conference

Development, Investment, Infrastructure, Housing Demand, and Regional Expansion

Wednesday July 8 2026 @ 8:00 AM CDT

$140.00

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Presented By

Speakers and Panels

Chris Little

Chris Little

President, Perry Homes
Nancy Stroder

Nancy Stroder

VP, Land Acquisition, Taylor Morrison
David Merritt

David Merritt

President, Merritt Development Group
Justin Lindabury

Justin Lindabury

Austin Managing Principal, TBG Partners

Why You Should Attend this Central Texas MPC & Residential Conference

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN 

  • As Central Texas continues to experience rapid population growth, where are developers identifying the next opportunities for large scale communities, and how are infrastructure investments and land availability shaping the region’s future growth corridors?
  • What factors are driving housing demand across Central Texas, and how are homebuilders approaching product mix, lot sizes, pricing strategies, and developer partnerships to deliver homes that meet today’s buyer expectations?
  • With affordability continuing to challenge homebuyers across the region, how are developers and builders adjusting housing products and community strategies to maintain attainable price points while still delivering desirable neighborhoods?
  • As master planned communities become increasingly competitive, what role do amenities, green space, placemaking, and lifestyle programming play in attracting residents and creating long term value?
  • How are developers designing communities that go beyond housing by integrating trails, parks, retail, schools, and gathering spaces that support the way people want to live today?
  • What are the biggest hurdles to bringing a master planned community from concept to completion, and how are developers navigating entitlements, infrastructure costs, financing structures, and long development timelines?
  • How are partnerships between developers, municipalities, municipal utility districts, and investors helping fund infrastructure and unlock large scale residential development opportunities?
  • With continued migration to Central Texas, which submarkets and growth corridors are emerging as the next hotspots for master planned community development?
  • What strategies are helping developers manage risk, control costs, and maintain project feasibility as they move projects from land acquisition through construction and community delivery?

 

HOW YOU'LL DO MORE BUSINESS BY ATTENDING: Central Texas remains one of the fastest growing regions in the country, creating unprecedented demand for housing and driving significant master planned community development across the region. As developers, homebuilders, and investors look to meet this demand, they must also navigate rising infrastructure costs, evolving buyer expectations, and increasingly complex development processes.

Delivering large scale communities today requires careful coordination between landowners, developers, builders, municipalities, and investors. From infrastructure planning and entitlements to housing product strategy and amenity design, successful projects depend on strong partnerships and thoughtful long term planning.

This event will bring together the leaders shaping Central Texas’ residential growth to share insights on where development is happening next, what buyers are looking for, and how large scale communities are being planned and delivered. Attendees will gain valuable intelligence on land strategy, development timelines, homebuilding trends, and the partnerships required to bring these transformative projects to life.

 

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND: The Central Texas Master Planned Communities & Residential Conference will bring together the region’s leading developers, homebuilders, investors, and industry experts for a morning of networking and market insights. Hear directly from the leaders shaping the next generation of communities across Central Texas while building valuable connections with the professionals driving residential development in one of the country’s fastest growing markets.

 

WHO YOU'LL MEET: Central Texas residential development leaders including developers, homebuilders, landowners, investors, architects, planners, engineers, contractors, municipal utility district experts, attorneys, consultants, and public sector partners involved in large scale community development.

 

For questions regarding content and speaking, please email our Texas VP at sophie.mccourt@bisnow.com. Want to get involved? Contact jacob.terpstra@bisnow.com to get information on sponsorship, pricing and availability at this event.

For venue/location questions or to request disability-related accommodations, please contact claire.ahrens@bisnow.com no later than 7 business days before the event.

Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
8:50 AM
Breakfast & Networking
8:50 AM
9:00 AM
Opening Remarks & Commercials
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
Where Growth Goes Next: Land, Infrastructure, and the Future of Central Texas Development
How land availability, infrastructure investment, and regional growth trends are shaping where the next wave of master planned communities will emerge.
9:45 AM
10:30 AM
Building Central Texas: Homebuilder Strategies for Today’s Buyers
What is driving demand in Central Texas and how homebuilders are approaching product mix, pricing, lot sizes, and community partnerships to deliver homes in today’s market.
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
Networking & Coffee Break
10:45 AM
11:30 AM
Developing & Designing the Modern Master-Planned Community: How Retail, Hospitality, Amenities, and Lifestyle Are Shaping MPCs
How amenities, placemaking, and thoughtful community design are attracting residents and shaping the next generation of master planned communities.
11:30 AM
12:15 AM
From Dirt to Delivery: Entitlements, Financing, and the Realities of Getting Communities Built
The entitlements, financing structures, infrastructure planning, and partnerships required to bring large scale master planned communities to life.
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
Closing Networking

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