Affordable housing projects in the Midwest face serious challenges. Developers struggle to find enough financing, deal with complex regulations, and manage rising construction costs. These barriers make it hard for projects to “pencil out” financially, adding to the shortage of affordable homes.
The Affordable Housing Finance Forum is your chance to connect with developers, investors, lenders, policymakers, and community leaders to address one of our region's most pressing challenges: blending multiple streams of funding to build more affordable housing.
The forum's agenda comes from the Kansas City Fed's ongoing outreach to affordable-housing stakeholders. It addresses key challenges and opportunities they've identified in affordable housing finance. You will connect with experts on housing market trends and policy solutions during our plenary sessions, then dive into break-out sessions on critical financing and development topics.
Whether you're a developer, lender, investor, policymaker, philanthropist, or researcher, this conference offers valuable perspectives and connections to advance your work.
Space is limited — secure your spot now.
Who should attend?
- Affordable housing developers (for-profit, not-for-profit)
- Affordable housing financers (banks, CDFIs, investors)
- Government leaders (local, state, federal, tribal)
- Philanthropic organizations
- Community-based organizations
- Housing researchers
Agenda
Registration and Lunch
Welcome
Jeremy Hegle
Formal Remarks
Jeffrey Schmid
Plenary Session
National Affordable Housing Policy
Dr. Aaron Hedlund
Member, Council of Economic AdvisorsBreak
Break-out Session
- From Concept to Action: Impact Investing as a Housing Finance Tool
- Innovative Partnerships and Solutions for Collaborative Development in Indian Country
- Municipal-Developer Collaboration in Housing Finance
Break
Break-out Session
- Case Study: Housing Hub Colorado
- Small Towns, Big Impact: Funding Rural Housing Development
- The Stability Dividend: Resident Services, Retention, and Revenue
Reception
Breakfast
Welcome
Rachael Surmick
Plenary Session
U.S. Economic Outlook
Joseph Gruber
Fireside Chat
Jeffrey B. Kuzbel
President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Bank of TopekaBreak
Break-out Session
- Managing the Cost of Land: Practical Strategies for Affordable Housing Development
- The LIHTC Investment Landscape
- Unconventional Capital: How Developers are Rethinking Housing Finance