Kornblau Real Estate Industry Talks
These sessions will be held virtually, but our goal remains to bring together real estate professionals from various industry sectors, such as law, housing, finance, construction, development, brokerage and appraisal, to share and learn about trends, issues, and current events impacting our industry.
Upcoming Industry Talks:
To be announced!
2024 Spring Housing Forum
April 11, 2024: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Spring Housing Forum Panel:
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
Jim Napier (Moderator)
President/Owner
Napier Realtors, ERA
Previous Industry Talks
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
Panelists:
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
Elliot Eisenberg, PhD. is one of our highest-rated conference speakers-- a nationally acclaimed economist and public speaker, with expertise in real estate. Elliot is an internationally acclaimed economist and public speaker specializing in making the arcana and minutia of economics fun, relevant and educational.
Dr. Eisenberg is the Chief Economist for GraphsandLaughs, LLC, a Miami-based economic consulting firm that serves a variety of clients across the United States. He writes a syndicated column and authors a daily 70 word commentary on the economy.