2026 National Conference | May 27-29, 2026

The 2026 AREUEA National Conference was held in-person at The Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., Wednesday through Friday, May 27-29, 2026.  Conference registration opened in early 2026.

The submission deadline was February 1st, 2026, midnight EST. 

To renew/sign-up-for your membership to get the Member Conference Rate, please click here. 

Conference Photos and Videos

Panel Discussion on Housing Affordability in the U.S.

Moderator — Nathaniel Baum-Snow: Premier’s Research Chair in Productivity and Competitiveness, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto; Incoming Professor, School of Government and Policy, Johns Hopkins University.
Karl Eckhart: Vice President, State and Local Government Affairs, National Association of Home Builders.
Vicki Been: Boxer Family Professor of Law and Faculty Director, NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy; former Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, New York City; former Commissioner, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
Gilles Duranton: Dean’s Chair in Real Estate Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Lu Han: Nathan Brand Chair in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Aaron Hedlund: Member, White House Council of Economic Advisers; Associate Professor of Real Estate and Economics, Mitchell E. Daniels School of Business, Purdue University.

Roundtable on International Housing Affordability Experience

Moderator — Joe Gyourko: Martin Bucksbaum Professor; Professor of Real Estate, Finance, and Business Economics & Public Policy, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Yasushi Asami: Project Professor, Center for Spatial Information Science; Executive Director and Vice President; Director, Center for Research and Development of Higher Education, The University of Tokyo.
Fong Chun Wah: Senior Advisor and former Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Building), Housing & Development Board, Singapore.
Phil Twyford: Former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, New Zealand.

Luncheon & Quigley Award Address — Robert Van Order

Robert Van Order (George Washington University): “Regulatory Arbitrage, Housing Markets and Shadow Banking.”

Luncheon Keynote Address — Tomasz Piskorski

Tomasz Piskorski (Columbia Business School): “Modern Financial Intermediation: The Rise of Non-Banks and Its Implications for Real Estate Finance.”

Data Panel: Bridging the Data Divide

(Video will appear here soon.)

“Bridging the Data Divide — Collaborative Pathways for Real Estate Research”
Led by Larry Cordell and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh (Columbia University).

Click one of the links below to view either the basic or full 2026 National Conference agenda.

2026 Conference Agenda - Basic

2026 Conference Agenda - Full

Conference Registration

Conference registration is open.  We encourage you to purchase an AREUEA membership prior to Conference Registration to receive the discounted members-only Conference pricing.  Click the link below to register for the 2026 AREUEA National Conference.

AREUEA National Conference Registration

General Conference Information

The National Conference is held in Washington DC over a three-day period typically at the end of the Memorial Day week. The sessions are informative and ample time is provided to allow for discussion among the presenters and session participants. Policy makers, academics, and real estate practitioners have all come to rely on the leading research and vigorous discussions that are a tradition of this conference.

Over the years, AREUEA has made a huge effort to increase the quality of the National conference and to make it the premium conference of the Association. So, we welcome your participation and contribution to the Conference!

For more information, contact AREUEA's National Conference Chair:

Lu Han
First Vice President, AREUEA
University of Wisconsin, Madison
[email protected]

2026 Program Committee