Affordable Housing Analytics & Data Forum (2025)

• Chris Bruen, National Multifamily Housing Council

This panel explores the challenges of quantifying demand for middle-income housing in markets where data is often limited or difficult to prove, especially in the 70-80% AMI categories. Experts will share innovative approaches to identifying need, modeling risk, and justifying investment in the “missing middle.”

• Alex Hermann, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
• Andrew Mazak, Vogt Strategic Insights*
• Chris McNamara, Virginia Housing
• Rob Schultz, Berkadia
• Phuc Tran, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners

Resources:

Recommended Practices for LIHTC Average Income Properties

List of Middle Income Programs

JCHS List of 11 Programs

With so many sources and dashboards available, how do analysts and developers separate signal from noise? This session will offer strategies for prioritizing meaningful data points and leveraging them for smarter, faster decisions.

• Eric Caminiti, The Michaels Organization
• Rachel Denton, Novogradac & Company*
• Lauren Migliore, CohnReznick
• Orlando Valdes, ION

Resources:

LIHTC Market Studies: Five Red Flags to Address

Unlock the Hidden Value in Water Management

This session steps back to review housing and economic trends over the last five years and project where they’re headed. Panelists will unpack how rent and income patterns are influencing feasibility, underwriting, and where investors choose to expand—or pull back.

• Tylee Kessler, RBC Community Investments
• Stephanie Naquin, Novogradac & Company
• Nelson Pratt, Colliers*

Resources:

National Affordable Housing Report

End the first day of the Affordable Housing Analytics & Data Forum with an evening at the ballpark! Join us for a Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves baseball game. Tickets are $68 and include a great night of networking and fun.

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Discover how AI is being used to streamline underwriting, forecast rents, analyze operating costs, and enhance investment decisions in affordable housing. Industry leaders and innovators will share practical use cases and emerging tools shaping the future of data analysis.

• David Layfield, Green Street Housing
• Curvin Leatham, Ribbon Demographics
• Eric Pollard, ParGo AI
• Kaitlyn Snyder, NH&RA*
• Sang Venkatraman, Parcell

Stay ahead of the curve with the latest federal housing legislation, agency updates, and funding changes. This panel will break down what’s happening in Washington and what it means for developers, analysts, and investors on the ground.

• Holly Bray, Newmark
• Margaret Lawrence, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Dan Magidson, Enterprise Housing Credit Investments
• Dirk Wallace, Novogradac & Company
• Andy Winkler, Bipartisan Policy Center*

Resources: State 25 Percent Test Policies

From evolving survey methodologies to utility benchmarks and new approaches to data collection, this panel unpacks today’s most debated topics in market analysis. Join a candid conversation about what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next for the field.

• Patrick Bowen, Bowen National Research
• Jennifer Dionne, The Signal Group
• Liza Mutzl, MMA