HOUSING CONFERENCE
Fair Housing 1-1/2 day conference registration fee - $175
Housing, Education and Economic Development, Inc.
P.O. Box 11853
Jackson, MS 39283-1853
April 23-24, 2026
37th Annual Fair Housing-Fair Lending Conference
“Fair Housing: A New Era”
*Topics Subject to Change
Name badge must be worn to be admitted to all events.
Hilton Jackson Hotel/Conference Center 800-678-4126
Group Code: HEED26
Online Registration: HEEDHOUSING.ORG
Special Room Rate Availability: $119/night (end date April 8, 2026)
Registration ($175) includes: Conference training materials, breakfasts, awards luncheons and 7 CEUs for Real Estate Agents.
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Housing, Education and Economic Development
37th Annual Fair Housing – Fair Lending Conference Day 1
“Fair Housing: A New Era”
AGENDA (TENTATIVE)
Thursday, April 23, 2026
| 7:45a – 8:25a | Registration – Continental Breakfast |
|---|---|
| 8:25a – 8:30a | Welcome |
| 8:30a – 9:30a | Why We Need the Fair Housing Act |
| Reasonable Accommodations | |
| 9:30a – 11:00a | How Redlining Perpetuates Itself to Segregate Our Cities |
| How Redlining Reinforced Racial Wealth Gaps | |
| 11:00a – 11:15a | Break |
| 11:15a – 12:15p | The Impact of Zoning |
| Exclusionary Zoning Through the Lens of Fair Housing | |
| Residential Zoning | |
| 12:30p – 2:30p | HEED LUNCHEON |
| Guest Speaker: TBA | |
| 2:30p – 3:45p | Building Effective Bank – Non-Profit Partnership for Community Impact |
| 3:45p – 4:00p | Open Forum |
| 4:30p | HEED Networking Reception |
7 CEU’s for Real Estate Professionals
Housing, Education and Economic Development
37th Annual Fair Housing – Fair Lending Conference Day 2
“Fair Housing: A New Era”
AGENDA
Friday, April 24, 2026
| 7:45a – 8:45a | Registration - Continental Breakfast |
|---|---|
| 8:45a – 9:45a | What Is Gentrification? |
| 9:45a – 10:45a | Post-COVID Investors in Hinds County 2018-2024 |
| 10:45a – 11:00a | Break |
| 11:00a – 12:00p | Heir Property Issues |
| 12:00p – Until | HEED AWARDS LUNCHEON |
| Guest Speaker: Sara Pratt |
Keynote Speakers for Fair Housing Conference
Sara Pratt
Consultant and Speaker
Expert Witness
Trainer on Fair Housing and Related Issues
