Dallas Housing Coalition 3rd Annual Housing Summit

Welcome to the Dallas Housing Coalition's 3rd Annual Housing Summit featuring Keynote Speaker Jerasulem Demsas!

Join us for a day filled with insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and problem-solving to address housing challenges in our community. The event will be held at the Highland Park United Methodist Church, bringing together experts, policymakers, and community members passionate about creating affordable housing solutions.

Don't miss this chance to be part of meaningful conversations and collaborate on shaping the future of housing in Dallas. Whether you're a housing advocate, developer, or simply interested in learning more, this summit is the perfect place to engage with like-minded individuals and make a difference.

Mark your calendars and don't miss your chance to be inspired at this year's summit!

If you have financial need, please email bryan@dallashousingcoalition.com to request a code for free registration. We can also offer small $200 scholarships to Dallas residents who might wish to attend. Complete this scholarship application to be considered. Media and elected officials and their staff should email kate.dorff@thesparkfarm.com to register.

Dallas Housing Coalition is an active Certification Maintenance (CM) Provider by the American Planning Association (APA). All professional planners who are members of the American Institute of Certified Planners may earn up 4.5 CM credits, including one mandatory topic.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER JERUSALEM DEMSAS

We are thirlled to welcome Jerusalem Demsas as our 2026 keynote speaker and a breakout session presenter during this year's conference.

Ms. Desmas is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Argument, a magazine revitalizing liberalism through rigorous, public debate. The Argument publishes reported essays, original polling, and columns on economics, abundance, AI, and culture. Before that she was a staff writer at The Atlantic, where she created and hosted the magazine's flagship policy podcast Good on Paper and made a name for herself covering housing, immigration, and democracy. Her reporting eventually turned into a book: On the Housing Crisis: Land, Development, Democracy, an argument that local democracy has been captured by the people with time to show up. Earlier she was a policy journalist at Vox and co-hosted The Weeds.

She now co-hosts The Argument podcast weekly with Matthew Yglesias, where the two of them take their offline disagreements online.

BREAKOUT SESSION OPTIONS

Please select one desired breakout session for each session time (1, 2, & 3) when purchasing summit tickets.

Session 1

• What Makes Housing So Expensive and What Can We Do About It?
• City of Dallas Zoning Reform Update
• Transit-Oriented Development and the Future of Housing + Transit
• Innovations in Construction to Lower Housing Costs
• Tenant Protections

Session 2

• “Dallas Is Home”: City of Dallas Housing and Homelessness Framework
• What Do We Do for Below 50% AMI Earners?
• Preserving Generational Wealth and Legacy Businesses
• Solving for Systemic Vacancies and Specific Populations
• Workforce Development and Employer-Academic Housing Partnerships

Session 3

• Advocacy and Organizing with Laura Foote and Shane Phillips
• State and Federal Legislative Updates
• Addressing Homelessness
• The Making of Dallas’ Housing History and Zoning Legacy Project
• Get Involved with Dallas Housing Coalition

Click here to view last year’s presentation slides and photos.

Special thanks to our sponsors and partners for making this year's event possible.

Sponsors

• Platinum: JPMorganChase
• Gold: Wells Fargo
• Silver: AARP Texas, Dominium, First Horizon Bank, PNC, SouthState
• Bronze: Bank of Texas, Carleton Companies, Community Council of Greater Dallas, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, Dallas City Homes, Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, Greater Dallas Planning Council
• Closing Reception: NRP Group
• Lanyards: Frazier Revitalization
• Venue: Highland Park United Methodist Church

Click here for sponsorship information and secure your sponsorship today to maximize your exposure.

Partners

• Apartment Association of Greater Dallas (AAGD)
• AARP Texas
• Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL)
• City of Dallas
• Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
• Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Dallas Planning Council (GDPC)
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Incremental Development Alliance
• National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals - Dallas Chapter
• South Dallas Employment Project (SDEP)
• Texans for Housing
• Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP)
• Texas Association of Community Development Corporations (TACDC)
• Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC)
• Texas Housers
• Texas Housing Conservancy
• The Real Estate Council (TREC)
• Urban Land Institute (ULI Dallas-Fort Worth)
• United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
• Walls Project

Reach out to bryan@dallashousingcoalition.com for partnership information.