Event Details

April 16 -17, 2024 | Austin, TX
Norris Conference Center 
2525 W. Anderson Ln, Suite 365

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About the 2024 Fair Housing Conference

The Fair Housing Conference brings together leading policymakers, practitioners, advocates, and the public to share ideas and discuss current fair housing issues. Hosted by the City of Austin Office of Civil Rights, this annual event allows our community to reflect on the passage of the Fair Housing Act.  

The conference will begin at 8:00 a.m. on April 16 with an opening and welcome followed by a pre-conference tour of Colony Park. The Colony Park Sustainable Community Bus Tour is an opportunity for conference attendees to tour the site of the future Colony Park Sustainable Community and existing adjacent neighborhoods in preparation for the construction of the upcoming community development.

On April 17, 2024, there will be a full day of workshops and panels 8 – 7 p.m. The day will conclude with a Resource Hub hosted by the City of Austin Housing Department from 3 – 7 p.m. 

April 16, 2024 - Day 1 

8:30 AM -  Pre-conference Bus Tour 
12:00 PM - Opening Luncheon & Keynote
1:30 - 4:30 PM - Afternoon Sessions

• 1:30 PM - Accessibility Requirements under the Fair housing Act: Challenges and Opportunities
• 3:30 PM - (Session A) - Conciliation for Results: Steps to Ensure Justice and The Public Interest
• 3:30 PM - (Session B) - Gentrification/Redling in East Austin

​4:30 PM - Closing Remarks 

April 17, 2024 - Day 2

7:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Registration 
8:00 AM - Welcome 
8:20 AM - 12:10 PM - Morning Sessions

• 8:20 AM - Housing Solutions for People with Disabilities 
• 9:20 AM - Affordable Ownership
• 10:20 AM -  Fight Appraisal bias: Understand the appraisal process and prevent bias in the process. What to do when discrimination occurs.

12:10 PM - Lunch & Keynote, Reed Colfax
1:30 PM - 4:20 PM - Afternoon Sessions

• 1:30 PM - Legal Updates
• 2:50 PM - Income Stabilization Program
• 3:50 PM  - Lost Generation of Homeownership: Will high Interest Rates and high Housing Costs Results in a lost Generation for home onwership?

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Resource Hub* 
4:20 pm - 4:30 PM - Closing Remarks 

About the Resource Hub

Beginning at 3 pm on April 17, service providers will be available to connect with community members. Partnering organizations provide the following services: