The Real Talk
on Real Estate
Industry Talks, a virtual webinar series presented by the VCU Kornblau Real Estate Program, brings together real estate professionals from various sectors, such as law, housing, finance, construction, development, brokerage and appraisal, to share and learn about trends, issues and current events impacting the industry.
Upcoming Industry Talk
2026 Spring Housing Forum:
Thursday, April 23, 9–10:30 a.m.
2026 Spring Housing Forum Panel
Previous Industry Talks
Click below to explore past Kornblau Real Estate Industry Talks, including panelists, moderators and recordings.
Panel:
Jane duFrane (Moderator), Principal, DuFrane Property Advisors
Mitchell Bode, President, Boone Homes
David Howard, Senior Vice President - Debt & Equity, Northmarq
Natalie Mason, Co-Head of Development, Capital Square
Eric Robison, President, Thalhimer
Jose Romano, Executive Vice President - Business Development, Greater Richmond Partnership
Panel:
Jim Napier (moderator), President/Owner, Napier Realtors, ERA
Laura Lafayette, CEO, Richmond Association of REALTORS®
Richard Kuhn, President, StyleCraft Homes of VA
Ryan Price, Chief Economist, Virginia REALTORS®
Panel:
Elizabeth Steele, Esq. (moderator), VP of Business Development, Kensington Vanguard
Dave Auman, President, Capstone Contracting
Robert Cowgill, Virginia State President,, South State Bank
Danna Markland, CEO, Home Building Association of Richmond
Maritza Pechin, Director of Development, Thalhimer Realty Partners
Andrew Thacker, Vice President, S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co.
Panel:
Jim Napier (moderator), President/Owner, Napier Realtors, ERA
Mike Chenault, Owner, Principal Real Estate Broker, Hometown Realty
Alana Gonzalez, Chief Operating Officer, Better Housing Coalition
Monique Johnson, Ph.D., Managing Director of Community Outreach, Virginia Housing
Ryan Price, Chief Economist, Virginia REALTORS®
Craig Toalson, Chief Executive Officer, Home Builders Association of Virginia
Panel:
Tonia Peake (moderator), President, Peake Law Group
Ricky Core, President, Markel|Eagle
Jason Guillot, Principal, Thalhimer Realty Partners
Tracey Jameson, Senior Vice President, TownBank
Eric Leabough, Director, Henrico Community Revitalization
Mike Lowry, Senior Vice President, Northmarq
Jennifer Wakefield, President & CEO, Greater Richmond Partnership
Panel:
Jim Napier (moderator), President, Napier Realtors
Dawn Bradley, Managing Broker, Long & Foster
Jovan Burton, Executive Director, Partnership for Housing Affordability
Brian Haug, Executive Vice President, Chief REtail Production Officer, Prosperity Home Mortgage
Ryan Price, Chief Economist, Virginia REALTORS
Todd Rogers, Owner, Hometown Realty
Panel:
Mary Katherine McGentrick (moderator), Williams Mullen
Greta Harris, Better Housing Coalition
Danna Markland, Home Building Association of Richmond
Frank Martino, L.F. Jennings
Skip Nash, Gumenick Properties
Jen Wakefield, Greater Richmond Partnership
Melvin Watkins, M&T Bank
Panel:
Jim Napier (moderator), President, Napier Realtors
Jovan Burton, Executive Director, Partnership for Housing Affordability
Susan Dewey, CEO, Virginia Housing
Steve Fritz, Chief Operating Officer, HHHunt
Laura Lafayette, CEO, Richmond Association of Realtors
Lisa Sturtevant, Chief Economist, Virginia Realtors
Sponsored by:
Panel:
Jennifer Mullen, Moderator, Roth Jackson
Jennifer Wakefield, Greater Richmond Partnership
Craig Toalson, Home Builders Association of VA
Mike Lowry, Northmarq
Matthew Raggi, Thalhimer Realty Partners
Alan Davis, Baskervill
Diane Linderman, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin
Andrew Florance, CoStar
Sam Zell, Equity Group Investments
Sponsored by: CoStar
Panel:
Revathi Greenwood, Cushman and Wakefield
Jane DuFrane, Highwoods Properties
Panel:
Jim Napier, Napier Realty
Ricky Core, Markel | Eagle Partners
Susan Dewey, Virginia Housing
Laura Lafayette, Richmond Association of Realtors
Lisa Sturtevant, Virginia Realtors
Panel:
David Auman, Hourigan Group
Tim Davey, Timmons Group
Kim Kacani, HHHunt
Eric Miller, Greater Richmond Partnership
René Shepperson, Atlantic Union Bank
Alan Davis, Baskervill
Jim Theobald, Hirschler Fleischer
Sponsored by: Virginia Housing
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