Institute for Responsible Housing Preservation

Institute for Responsible Housing Preservation

Preserving Affordable Housing: Transforming Communities

The Roosevelt Hotel – January 18, 2017

8:00 AM—9:00 AM Breakfast and Registration

9:00 AM—10:15 AM Washington DC Update

Moderator: Steve Wallace

Gasson/Moss/Muha/Sussman

A comprehensive review of affordable housing and tax credit legislative and policy initiatives on Capitol Hill and HUD, including President-elect Trump’s plans for affordable housing, 2017 HUD appropriations and the potential for tax reform.

10:15 AM—10:30 AM Break

10:30 AM—11:30 AM Equity and Debt: The Latest Financing Trends

Moderator: Alex Viorst

Kelcher/Maxwell/Napolitano/Smith

Debt and equity providers will offer an update on the trends in the post-election marketplace, including equity pricing predictions, interest rates, investor outlook/concerns and FHA.

11:30 AM – 12:15PM

Private Equity in Affordable Housing Deals

Moderator: Aaron Yowell

Gropper/Harrison

Private equity investors and affordable housing developers are increasingly finding productive ways to work together. We will discuss both the challenges and opportunities in using these innovative deal structures to spur affordable housing preservation.

12:15 PM—1:30 PM Complimentary Luncheon

1:30PM – 1:45pm Election Reflections and Impact on Affordable Rental Housing

Chuck Edson

Senior counsel Chuck Edson will share his thoughts on the 2016 election and its impact on the affordable housing preservation industry moving forward in a new political environment.

1:45 PM—2:45 PM New York State/New York City Housing Officials

Moderator: Deborah VanAmerongen

Enderlin/Goddard/Park/Zucker

Senior state and city housing officials discuss how these innovative agencies in New York are responding to the challenge of doing more with less and working to preserve vital affordable housing.

2:45 PM—3:45PM View from HUD

Moderator: Steve Wallace

Davis/Sokolow

Senior HUD officials from Washington and New York will discuss new policy initiatives in affordable housing preservation including Section 8, RAD and the HUD reorganization.

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM Break

4:00PM – 5:00PM Preservation Transactions: Getting It Done!

Moderators: John Kelly and Joe Lynch

Camerata/Flaherty

A candid discussion of doing deals in New York and elsewhere in the current environment. Discussion points include structuring a preservation transaction and a review of the key issues in preserving the aging federal and state assisted housing portfolio.

5:00 PM—6:30 PM Networking Reception

Co-Chairs

Alex Viorst, Prudential

Stephen J Wallace, Nixon Peabody LLP

Invited Speakers

Susan Camerata, Wavecrest Management Team Ltd

Tom Davis, HUD

Charles L Edson, Nixon Peabody LLP

Eric Enderlin, HDC

Tim Flaherty, Flaherty Salmin CPAs

David Gasson, Boston Capital

Deborah Goddard, EVP for Capital, NYCHAdv

Rick Gropper, Camber Property Group

Louis A Harrison, Belveron Partners

Angela Kelcher, Fannie Mae

John Kelly, Nixon Peabody LLP

Joe Lynch, Nixon Peabody LLP

Thomas Maxwell, RBC Capital Markets

Bob Moss, CohnReznick

Denise Muha, National Leased Housing Association

Steve Napolitano, Boston Financial

Molly Park, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development

Shaun Smith, FreddieMac

Arden Sokolow, HUD

Deborah VanAmerongen, Nixon Peabody LLP

Aaron Yowell, Nixon Peabody LLP

Marian Zucker, New York State Homes and Community Renewal