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2025 Homeownership Policy Symposium

Policy Symposium Agenda

NCST Homeownership Policy Symposium

From Supply to Stability: The Future of Homeownership

Friends of NCST,

 

NCST is hosting its 3rd Annual Homeownership Policy Symposium on November 18, 2025, in Washington, D.C.!

 

This year’s convening, “From Supply to Stability: The Future of Homeownership,” will spotlight innovative strategies to expand single-family housing supply and support sustainable homeownership for generations to come.

 

Key sessions will cover:
– Best practices in affordable single family development
– Preserving homeownership as property insurance costs rise
– Leveraging bipartisan housing focus to build and preserve homes
– Exploring heirs property solutions

 

Save the Date: November 18, 2025
Location: Washington, D.C. + Virtual Option Available

 

We look forward to your participation in this important conversation.

 

For more information on the conference, sponsorship opportunities, and federal reporting concerns, please send an e-mail to Bernadette Jones.

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Symposium Panels

Grounding the Conversation: The Data on Supply

  • Sarah Edelman, Executive Vice President of Policy and Programs – NCST
    • Kris Hoff, Research & Policy Analyst – NCST
    • Ira Goldstein, Senior Advisor of Policy Solutions – Reinvestment Fund
    • Laurie Goodman, Institute Fellow, Housing and Communities Division – Urban Institute
    • Melissa Bussey, Executive Principal, Client Relations – Xome

 

Policy Spotlight: What We Could Build with the Right Tools

  • Laura Arce, Senior Vice President for Economic Initiatives – UnidosUS
    • Carley Ruff, Senior Director of U.S. Government Relations – Habitat for Humanity International
    • Sarah Brundage, President and CEO – National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (NAAHL)
    • Peter Lawrence, Chief Public Policy Officer – Novogradac
    • Bryan Greene, Vice President of Policy Advocacy – National Association of Realtors

 

Unlocking Distressed Properties: Acquisition and Rehab

  • Christie Peale, CEO & Executive Director – Center for New York City Neighborhoods
    • Marcos Morales, Executive Director – Hogar Hispano
    • Racquel Reddie, Vice President, Community Development – NCST
    • Daniel Gura, Executive Director – Habitat Capital
    • Leonard Dockins, Executive Director and Managing Partner – Kouture Enterprises LLC

 

Leading Through Challenge: Reflections from NonProfit Leaders

  • Chris Tyson, President – NCST
    • Nikitra Bailey, Executive Vice President – National Fair Housing Alliance
    • Kathleen J. Guillaume-Delemar, President & CEO – Center for Community Progress
    • David Lipsetz, President & CEO – Housing Assistance Council
    • Marla Bilonick, President & CEO – NALCAB

 

Innovative Approaches to Preserving & Expanding Single Family Supply

  • RuthAnne Visnauskas, Commissioner & CEO – New York State Homes and Community Renewal
    • Sharon Vogel, Executive Director – Cheyenne River Sioux Housing Authority
    • Cindy Holler, President & Chief Executive Officer – Community Housing Capital
    • Clemente Mojica, President & Chief Executive Officer – Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Inc
    • Anthony Simpkins, President & Chief Executive Officer – Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago

 

Insurance & the Future of Affordable Homeownership

  • Laura Hausman, Senior Policy Analyst – Bipartisan Policy Center
    • Daniel Elkin, Director of Policy, Impact, and Innovation – come dream. come build.
    • Janneke Ratcliffe, Vice President for Housing Finance Policy – Urban Institute
    • Max Nieves, Director of Home Retention and Resolutions – Onity Group
    • Ian Giammanco, Managing Director for Standards & Data Analytics and a Lead Research Meteorologist – Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
    • Sharon Cornelissen, Director of Housing – Consumer Federation of America

 

Tackling Heirs Property Challenges

  • Chris Garland, Community Development Manager – NCST
    • Ashley Edwards – NCST Program Associate
    • Cuda Zmuda – NCST Program Associate
    • Evan Holloway – NCST Program Associate