NEWBURGH, NEW YORK – The Pattern for Progress Center for Housing Solutions & Community Initiatives will host its 14th annual Hudson Valley Housing Forum on October 26, 27, and 28, 2021 with a daily session hosted on a virtual platform. Each session will feature housing experts on policy, research, data, as well as program practitioners to discuss solutions to the housing crisis. This year’s event titled, “A Housing Crisis: Finding a Place to Call Home,” will focus on the Hudson Valley region’s housing crisis – a severe lack of housing inventory evidenced by insatiable buyer demand, highly competitive bidding wars, and skyrocketing home prices.
The annual Hudson Valley Housing Forum gathers keynote speakers and panelists that are leaders in the housing industry to discuss trends and housing policy that impact the Hudson Valley region. Attendees in the fields of affordable housing, community development, real estate, municipal government, housing development, planning and engineering, and community lending will hear from dynamic national and regional speakers, and the conversations will be highly informative, provocative, and timely. Registrants will have the ability to select which days they attend – or choose to attend the 3-day series.
This year’s Housing Forum will highlight the issues and provide potential solutions to the challenges associated with increasing the supply of housing. Pattern is pleased to welcome nationally recognized speakers for conversations about best practices to address the housing crisis. Each session will wrap up with
“The Solutions Lounge,” where keynote speakers, panelists, and moderator will be available for a facilitated conversation about the challenges presented during the session to answer the question, “So…what are we going to do about it?”
This year’s program will be held entirely virtually, featuring the following speakers:
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
9:00AM – 11:00AM
Mike Kingsella
Executive Director | Up for Growth
Karen Black
CEO | May 8 Consulting, Inc.
The Solutions Lounge
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
9:00AM – 11:00AM
Kristin Siglin
Vice President, Policy and Partnerships | National Community Stabilization Trust
Michael Anderson
Senior Researcher | Sightline Institute
Brenda Torpy TA
CEO | Champlain Housing Trust
Brian Pine
Director | City Community and Economic Development Office, Burlington, Vermont
The Solutions Lounge
Thursday, October 28, 2021
9:00AM – 10:30AM
Baaba Halm
Vice President and Market Leader | New York, Enterprise Community Partners
Rafael Cestero
President & CEO | Community Preservation Corporation (CPC)
The Solutions Lounge
Tickets for the Hudson Valley Housing Forum are available at www.pattern-for-progress.org/hudson-valley-housing-forum-2021/
About Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress
Hudson Valley Pattern For Progress is a policy, planning, advocacy and research nonprofit that has promoted regional, balanced and sustainable solutions for the Hudson River Valley since 1965. Visit Pattern-For-Progress.org. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
