Illinois Real Estate Journal and Midwest Real Estate News are hosting what is being billed as a “Tri-Housing Conference” on June 26, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza in Rosemont, Illinois. The conference has been assembled to look closer at the many facets of the student, senior and multihousing market sectors from the perspective of key people in their respective specialties.
The conference will feature interviews and presentations with and by leading authorities in the housing segments, including Chris Merrill, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital; David Schwartz, Waterton Associates; Chris Hueckstaedt, MetroStudy; and Gail Lissner, Appraisal Research Counselors.
Conference organizers continue to add speakers. Among those who are scheduled to appear include Jeff Raday, McShane Construction; Jerry DeCicco, Joseph Duffy; George Mesires, Ungaretti & Harris; David Ruttenberg, Marc Realty Residential; and Bennett Neumann, Laramar Group.
In the first of two one on one sessions, Christopher Merrill, Co-founder and CEO, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, one of the significant owners and/or investors in the student and senior housing sectors, will offer his perspectives on the market and how Harrison Street has created unique opportunities in the marketplace.
Later is the program, there will be David Schwartz, Founder, Waterton Associates, LLC, one of the leading owners and managers of multifamily housing projects in the Midwest. He’ll give the audience his perspective on the market and an inside look at the unique opportunities his firm has created.
The program will kick-off with Chris Huecksteadt of MetroStudy presenting the demographic-rich segments of the senior, student and multifamily housing markets and providing a glimpse at where these markets have gone and their near-term outlook.
Interviews will be conducted by Gail Lissner, Appraisal Research Counselors.
Additional elements of the conference are three breakout sessions for each of the senior, student and multihousing sectors. These sessions will provide a state of the market perspective covering design, construction, financing of and investing, among others, topics.
On line registration and more information about the conference is available at rejornals.com. Registration is $89 and includes continental breakfast.