The Pillars of Housing
The Ten Expert Academic Tracks of HI Expo
CAPITAL MARKETS / LENDING / SERVICING / VALUATION / SETTLEMENT / POLICY & COMPLIANCE / LEGAL / INSURANCE / PROPERTY MANAGEMENT / TRANSACTION RESOLUTION
Harnessing A.I. for Tomorrow’s Housing
The future of housing finance is irrevocably intertwined with the growth of A.I.—HI Expo’s dynamic discussions are here to help you accelerate your expertise and maximize performances across every aspect of your business
Every keynote, course, Q&A, and discussion will be led by the foremost experts in their field.
As subject matter experts continue to influence curriculum, all coursework is subject to change.
THE PILLARS OF HOUSING INTELLIGENCE
CAPITAL MARKETS
In a world where A.I. can help anticipate cycles before they begin, navigate capital management and portfolio performance in the new era of predictive modeling, risk tolerance, and regulation.
Smart Capital: Predictive Data in Lending and Investment (Panel)
Debt Meets Data: Institutional Strategies for the Next Housing Cycle (Tech Talk)
Risk & Return in 2026: Ask the Capital Markets Roundtable (Q&A)
Alternative Assets & Risk: New Frontiers in Housing Investment (Panel)
The Future of Affordability: Where the Housing Market Grows from Here (Keynote)
Mission-Driven Capital: Investing in Affordability Without Sacrificing Returns (Panel)
LENDING
As fintech innovation collides with regulatory pressures, data science is transforming borrower assessment and product design, enabling more personalized lending and faster processing.
Investor Intel: The Data That’s Driving (Panel)
Beyond the Buy Box: Creative Capital Deployment in Distressed Market (Panel)
Smarter Portfolios: Predictive Risk Modeling and Automation (Tech Talk)
Behavioral Lending: Using Borrower Psychology to Inform Underwriting Models (Panel)
Access Approved: Expanding Credit Without Increasing Risk (Panel)
SERVICING
From loss mitigation to NPL resolutions, servicer systems and relationships are being redefined by automation and behavioral insights, requiring data fluency and real-time adaptability.
New Playbooks: Lessons in Loss Mitigation (Keynote)
Rewriting the Script: Strategies for the New Era of Loss Mitigation (Panel)
Inside the Black Box: The Secrets of Servicer-to-Borrower Communication (Panel)
Innovative Outreach: Behavioral Insights and Tactics to Reducing NPLs (Panel)
Beyond the Expected: What A.I. in Servicing Is Actually Solving (Tech Talk)
VALUATION
Valuation is at a tipping point as new models challenge traditional appraisals. In an era of volatility and bias concerns, accountability, precision, and A.I. integration take center stage.
Data vs. Distress: Modeling Value in Nontraditional Markets (Panel)
The Bias Dilemma: Navigating Appraisal Equity, Fairness, and Regulation (Panel)
AVMs Ascendant: What Happens When Machines Call the Value? (Tech Talk)
Forecast Uncertainty: Valuation Volatility in a Post-Pandemic Market (Panel)
PricevsValue: Appraising in the Era of the Unaffordable (Keynote)
SETTLEMENT
From blockchain-secured records to A.I.-empowered processing, settlement is in the midst of a digital overhaul to eliminate friction while securing compliance, trust, and closure throughout.
Title, Trust & Tech: Evolving the Closing Table (Panel)
Plug & Perform: Building Seamless, Scalable, Intelligent Integrations (Tech Talk)
The Last Mile: Reducing Friction at the Settlement Table (Panel)
Chain Reaction: Digital Closings and Blockchain's Legal Realities (Panel)
Closing the Gap: Improving Title, Cost, and Speed for Underserved Buyers (Panel)
POLICY & COMPLIANCE
As lawmakers and regulators scramble to keep pace with rapidly evolving markets, oversight, and mandates, the real frontier lies in developing systems that can adapt, audit, and defend.
Regulatory Whirlwind: What’s Next in Housing Law in 2026 and Beyond (Keynote)
AI Meets ADA: Compliance, Accessibility, and Digital Housing Rights (Panel)
Compliance by Design: Building Proactive Frameworks in Risk-Centric Markets (Tech Talk)
Policy Pressure Points: Where State and Federal Rules Collide (Panel)
LEGAL
Data rights, tech ethics, liability frameworks, and governing tools are evolving faster than laws ever could. Tackle precedent, policy, and practice for the new wild west of legal risk in housing.
Legal Hot Seat: What Keeps You Up at Night? (Panel)
Title, Trust & Tech: Evolving the Closing Table (Panel)
Liability by Algorithm: Who’s Responsible When A.I. Makes the Call (Panel)
The Trust Equation: Ethics, Bias, andAccountability in a Digitized Market (Keynote)
Due Process, Digitized: Modern Legal Risk in a Tech-Driven Housing Economy (Tech Talk)
INSURANCE
The high-risk market retreat meets new tech enabling more predictive risk, loss modeling, and processing. The housing industry must find creative ways to manage and insure risk.
Weathering the Extreme: The Growing Deficit in Extreme Weather Insurance (Keynote)
Navigating P&C Claims: Picking the Right Insurance, and Handling Recovery (Panel)
Premium Problems: The Shrinking Map of Affordable Insurance Coverage (Panel)
Ethical Escalation to Litigation: Tools for REO Pros when Carriers Deny or Delay (Panel)
ESG & Insurance: Risk Scores, Green Lending, and Climate Disclosures (Tech Talk)
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Automation is reshaping inspections, maintenance, code compliance, and field reporting. In a fragmented vendor landscape, smart management means tech-savvy coordination at scale.
Vendor Bender: Becoming an Embedded Strategic Partner (Panel)
Vetting & Verifying: Creating a Preservation Network That Performs (Panel)
The New Standard of Care: ESG, Squatters, and Local Ordinance Minefields (Panel)
Ops Under Pressure: Scaling with Compliance in Field Services & Rentals (Tech Talk)
TRANSACTION RESOLUTION
While A.I. is enhancing speed, portfolio precision, and decision-making, in a distressed cycle, resolution still depends on human judgment, strategic alternatives, and local execution.
Closing the Loop: Aligning Agents, Servicers, and Investors for Faster Outcomes (Panel)
What’s Rumbling in REO: Raw Numbers, Real Decisions, and the Market of Tomorrow (Keynote)
Exploring Alternatives: Probate, Receivership, and Nontraditional Paths to Resolution (Panel)
Augmented Agents: Using A.I. to Expand Market and Mindshare (Tech Talk)
Signal vs. Noise: Distilling the Real Innovations from the Hype (Panel)
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