New York – May 17, 2023—Cassin & Cassin LLP, a law firm specializing in real estate, real estate finance and private client matters, is pleased to announce that Evan E. Blau, partner and Chair of the firm’s Agency Lending and Affordable Housing practices, will be moderating a panel on Affordable Housing at the upcoming Mortgage Bankers Association of New York’s 9th Annual Real Estate & Lending Summit. The event will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023, in New York City.
The full day event will seek to explore residential and commercial markets, highlighting regulatory and compliance challenges, and emerging trends that are influencing the industry. Mr. Blau will moderate the Affordable Lending session and joining Mr. Blau on the panel will be Ray Adkins, Director, Customer Engagement, Multifamily Affordable Housing at Fannie Mae, Will Blodgett, Founder & CEO, Tredway, John E. Gilmore, Sr. Managing Director, Walker & Dunlop and Evan Williams, Sr. VP, Originations Capital One, Multifamily Finance Group. The group will discuss developer challenges in a rising interest rate environment, lending options, specifically Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) financing options geared towards affordable housing, Federal and Local New York Regulatory Considerations as well as other related issues.
Mr. Blau has extensive experience representing lenders, financial institutions and trade associations in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac multifamily housing markets and the affordable housing sector. He is a leading adviser to clients in lending billions of dollars to finance the purchase and development of affordable housing unit across the country and is widely considered to be one of the most active and distinguished attorneys within the affordable housing legal and regulatory space. In addition, he has extensive experience with credit enhanced tax-exempt bond structures, green financing, moderate rehabilitation, student housing, manufactured housing, and conventional loan programs and is well-versed on a range of low-income housing tax credits, tax exempt bonds, section 8 and housing assistance payments contracts as well as federal and state affordable housing and community development programs.
For more information about MBA of NY’s 9th Annual Strategic Real Estate & Lending Summit, click here.