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Due to circumstances beyond our control our 35th Annual Affordable Housing Summit is being postponed until the fall.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tiffany Kensey Date: May 1, 2025 34TH ANNUAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES HEADLINERS FOR MAY 9TH ANNUAL SUMMIT: "WEATHERING THE STORM” DATE: May 9, 2025 TIME: 8:00AM Registration Program Begins at 8:30AM LOCATION: North Bethesda Marriott Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Road, Rockville, MD 20852 The Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County (AHCMC) kicks off its 34th Annual Housing Summit. Special speakers include Maryland Lt. Governor, the Honorable Aruna Miller, Congressman Jamie Raskin, Congressman Glenn Ivey, acclaimed author and journalist Brian Goldstone ("There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America"), journalist and author Miranda Spivak, County Executive Marc Elrich, and former County Executive Ike Leggett. This full-day event is devoted to listening, learning, discussing, debating, networking, and identifying solutions to the current affordable housing crisis. This year's theme, "The Future of Affordable Housing: Weathering the Storm," focuses on DOGE and its impact on the housing industry with specific attention to affordability in Maryland and the DMV area. Eight panel presentations with experts in the housing arena include topics ranging from budget cuts and costs for new construction and existing housing, maintenance and renovations, financing, zoning, housing for seniors and individuals with disabilities, transportation and housing, and rental vs. homeownership, etc. A special awards program will recognize outstanding contributions in housing and community service. Honors include: Ike Leggett Community Partner of the Year, Eugene Ford, Sr., Builder of the Year, Sarbanes Excellence in Community Service, Sarbanes Excellence in Public Service, the Marvin Turner Affordable Housing Excellence Award, and Architectural Design Awards for New Construction and Renovations. Awardees include Brian Goldstone, Harkins Builders, Enterprise Community Partners, Bozzuto, Montgomery Housing Partners, and Donahoe Companies. The nationally recognized, Breaking the Barriers to Homeownership Contest will award first-time homebuyers down-payment and closing cost assistance grants to first-time homebuyers who submit winning essays on “What Homeownership Means to Me.” This event is open to the press. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2023 Contact: Stephanie Killian stephaniek@affordablehousingconference.org (301) 520-1587 AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONFERENCE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSTING WINTER 2023 AFFORDABLE HOUSING ROUNDTABLE AHCMC continues to support affordable housing through education and advocacy. Rockville, Md. (January 24, 2023) -- The Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County today announced it is hosting a Winter 2023 Affordable Housing Roundtable at the Montgomery County Planning Department Headquarters in Wheaton on February 22, 2023, from 8:30 am to 12 Noon. The Roundtable will focus on two topics currently important to affordable housing: Tools and Techniques to Increase Affordable Housing Production, and Successful Tenant Purchases. “The greatest problem facing affordable housing today is how to ramp up production,” AHCMC Co-Chair Ralph Bennett stated. Bennet continued, “Montgomery County needs more housing, including affordable housing.” “Getting more rental housing is vitally important, but we also need ways to encourage homeownership for first-time homebuyers ,” said AHCMC Co-Chair Barbara Goldberg Goldman. “Tenants must be able to have the opportunity to purchase their buildings and be successful,” she stated. Conference moderators and speakers will be experts and specialists in land use, zoning, affordable housing development, planning policies, and tenant purchase of properties. Information about the Roundtable can be found at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/518699633567 , or by going to the AHCMC website, www.affordablehousingconference.org. About The Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County The Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County (AHCMC), a private non-profit now in its 32nd year, was formed to tackle affordable housing related issues and their impacts, specifically upon residents of Montgomery County, Maryland. The mission of AHCMC is to bring together elected officials, housing and community development leaders, business professionals, activists and others to work toward affordable housing solutions. The 32nd Annual Affordable Housing Summit will be on May 5, 2023, at the Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center. # # #