Promoting Housing Affordability and Sustainable Rental Housing Markets: New Jersey and Israel Perspectives

Join leading experts from Rutgers Business School Center for Real Estate, Alrov Institute for Real Estate Research at the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University, and The New Jersey-Israel Commission as they discuss housing affordability and rental markets.

• 9:00–9:05 a.m. Welcome remarks
  Mark S. Levensen, Chair, New Jersey-Israel Commission / Chair, Real Estate Department, Sills Cummis & Gross, PC
• 9:05–9:25 a.m. Housing Affordability: Market Realities
  Morris A. Davis, Academic Director, Rutgers Center for Real Estate, Rutgers University
  Danny Ben-Shahar, Director, Alrov Institute for Real Estate Research, Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University
• 9:25–9:40 a.m. Housing Policy in Tel Aviv-Jaffa: Present Practices and Future Vision
  Ella Weber, Strategy Planning Unit, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa
• 9:40–10:10a.m. Creating a Sustainable Rental Market: Israel & New Jersey Opportunities
  Ron Avidan, CEO, Azorim Construction (1965) Ltd / Board Member, REIT Azorim H.F. Living Ltd
  Ron Ladell, Senior Vice President, AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
• 10:10–10:25 a.m. Policy & Planning for Affordability: A US Perspective
  Jenny Schuetz, Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro
• 10:25–10:40 a.m. Q&A Session

The conference will be held via Zoom. Registration is required (link will be issued upon registration).

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