Connect Texas Multifamily 2026

After a historic run of rent growth followed by record deliveries, Texas multifamily is recalibrating. Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio remain growth markets — but elevated supply, slower rent growth, and capital discipline have reshaped underwriting assumptions. Industry leaders will examine where fundamentals are stabilizing, where absorption is exceeding expectations, and where performance remains under pressure. Panelists will address migration durability, job growth composition, rent trajectory over the next 12–24 months, and what this phase of the cycle means for investment strategy across the state.

• Philip Wiegand (Moderator)
  Transwestern
• Hailey Ghalib
  Affinius Capital
• Jason Haun
  ZOM Living
• Rob Walton
  Trimont
• Greg Willett
  LeaseLock

• Emily Lettieri (Moderator)
  Connect Commercial Real Estate
• Stephen McCord
  Marsh McLennan Agency

Debt and equity are available again — but selective, conservative, and highly sponsor-dependent. As transaction volume gradually returns, underwriting standards have tightened and return thresholds have reset. Hear real-time insights into how new deals are
being capitalized today, agency appetite, bank retrenchment, debt fund activity, preferred equity, recapitalizations, and evolving JV structures. Find out what capital sources are prioritizing, what remains difficult to finance, and what sponsors must demonstrate to secure funding and close in this environment.

• Cindy Pham (Moderator)
  Legal 1031 Exchange Services, LLC
• Vic Clark
  Lument
• Adam Dosskey
  Renovo Financial
• Nick Jans
  Red Oak Capital Holdings
• Paul Kim
  Thorofare Capital
• John Sloot
  Greystone

As rent growth normalizes and expenses remain elevated — particularly insurance and property taxes — owners and developers are reassessing where capital deployment still makes sense. This session will address new-start feasibility, cost-engineered design strategies, value-add execution in a softer rent environment, and reinvestment decisions across aging assets. Panelists will examine amenity ROI, operational efficiencies, and submarket-specific opportunities where ground-up development, redevelopment, or repositioning remain viable in today’s Texas market.

• Ken Chandler (Moderator)
  Willowood Group
• Mark H. Brezinski
  CIG Restaurants
• Danny Dulkin
  LIVunLtd
• Barry Hand
  Gensler
• Jon Tullo
  Apartment Management Consultants
• Mike Zimmerman
  Camden Property Trust