Los Angeles Affordable Housing Conference
Solving The Lingering Problem, Tackling Shortages, Navigating Financing Challenges & Rebuilding LA Faster And Stronger
Hosted Downtown Los Angeles at The Biltmore
Event Ended On: Wednesday May 7 2025
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Speakers and Panels
Fireside Chat
The Plan to House LA
Addressing Housing Needs, Analyzing Opportunities & Addressing The Shortage By Navigating through Challenges, Expanding Access & Spurring Development
Carolyn Patton
Affordable Housing Development Throughout LA
State Housing Law Update, Legislation & Policy, Solutions Leading To Housing Production, Getting Projects of The Ground, Increasing Units & Rebuilding Efforts
Blake Coddington
Alan Greenlee
Greg Hayes
Financing & Funding Affordable Housing in A Volatile Market
Creative Approaches To Financing, Unique Investment Strategies, Funding Projects, Access to Debt & Equity, AB 846, AB 1868
Ben Winter
Daniel Mense
Why You Won't Want To Miss This Conference:
What You’ll Learn:
- How will the LA wildfires impact multifamily and affordable housing development for the years ahead?
- How are current or proposed tariffs on materials like lumber and steel impacting CRE leaders ability to build affordable housing? How are developers adapting?
- Tariffs can drive up construction costs, which directly affects the accessibility and availability of affordable housing. What strategies or partnerships can help counterbalance this, especially in underserved communities?
- When designing trade policy, how should housing affordability be factored into tariff decisions on building materials? What tools do local, state, or federal governments have to soften the blow on affordable housing projects?
- LA’s restrictive zoning and land use policies reduce the available parcels where housing can be built. What is being done by the city to incentivize developers and investors to build more and get affordable housing projects off the ground?
- How can the public and private sectors work in tandem to fund and deliver affordable housing projects?
- How are developers financing affordable housing projects in today’s market?
- What strategic funding options have been implemented to address the need to deliver more housing?
- Which submarkets within Los Angeles are being targeted for affordable housing developments?
- What trends are emerging pertaining to design, layouts and development of new affordable units?
- Can fix Los Angeles’s affordable housing problem through converting and repositioning buildings?
Good Reads:
Here are California's affordable housing income limits for 2025
New in 2025: Building more homes, faster
Celebrating a Decade of Affordable Housing Solutions
Understanding Los Angeles' Complex Affordable Housing Ecosystem
Who You'll Network With At This Discussion: Owners, Developers, Investors, Architects, Construction, Designers, Brokers, Lawyers, Financial Institutions & Government Officials.
How You'll Do More Business From Attending This CRE Event: Join industry leaders as they discuss the current affordable housing landscape, ways to navigate through challenges in today’s volatile market, creative financing strategies, unique approaches to investment, access to debt and equity, collaborating with local housing authorities and the city to move the needle and more.
Why You Should Attend This Session: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us.
For questions, recommendations, comments or press inquiries please email our event producer, Samantha D'Angelo at samantha.dangelo@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact thea.parkert@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.
Venue
The Biltmore Los Angeles
506 S Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Ballroom Name/Floor: Crystal & Tiffany ballroom
Parking Information:
Event valet parking is $35 in the building.
Agenda
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8:00 AM 9:00 AM |
Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
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9:00 AM 9:30 AM |
Fireside Chat with Ken Lombard, CEO, BRIDGE Housing
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9:30 AM 10:15 AM |
The Plan to House LA
Addressing Housing Needs, Analyzing Opportunities & Addressing The Shortage By Navigating through Challenges, Expanding Access & Spurring Development
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10:15 AM 10:30 AM |
Networking Break
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10:30 AM 11:15 AM |
Affordable Housing Development Throughout LA
State Housing Law Update, Legislation & Policy, Solutions Leading To Housing Production, Getting Projects of The Ground, Increasing Units & Rebuilding Efforts
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11:15 AM 12:00 PM |
Financing & Funding Affordable Housing in A Volatile Market
Creative Approaches To Financing, Unique Investment Strategies, Funding Projects, Access to Debt & Equity, AB 846, AB 1868
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12:00 PM 12:30 PM |
More Networking!
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