8:35 – 9:35 a.m. | Segment I: Commercial & Residential Forecasts (Plenary)
Residential Forecast: What do the latest numbers tell us about the residential market in the Northern Colorado? We’ll examine sales numbers, listings, average and median prices and much more.
Dennis Schick, RE/MAX Alliance
Commercial Forecast: Office, retail and industrial space are filling up throughout the NoCo. We’ll take a look at major developments and sales, as well as the latest vacancy and leasing statistics.
Ryan Schaefer, NAI Affinity
9:50 – 10:50 a.m.| Segment II | Affordable Housing Summit Update (Residential)
BizWest convened leaders from the private sector and local governments at the Northern Colorado Affordable Housing Summit in October 2024. The event included a workshop during which stakeholders discussed challenges and obstacles to creating more affordable housing in the region. This session will provide an update on that process, including key recommendations.
Moderator: Kristin Todd, Community Foundation of Northern Colorado; Kelsey Baun, NoCo Works
9:50 – 10:50 a.m.| Segment II | Managing the Real Estate Cycle (Commercial)
From recovery to expansion, hypersupply to recession, real estate operates in cycles. Understanding and managing those cycles for different segments is critical for investors, property owners and brokers. What part of the real estate cycle are we in, and how can that inform investment strategies?
Moderator: Jake Hallauer, NAI Affinity; Chad McWhinney, McWhinney Real Estate Services Inc.; Nicholas Sly, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | Segment III | Breaking Ground I (Commercial)
Communities throughout Northern Colorado are seeing a wave of new commercial construction, with some projects in the planning stage and others already emerging from the ground. Our panel of development directors will provide a complete rundown of the region’s top projects. This panel is a huge hit year after year!
Jeremy Gleim, Town of Johnstown; John Hall, City of Greeley; Robert Paulsen, City of Loveland; Paul Sizemore, City of Ft. Collins; Evan Wendlandt, Town of Windsor
11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | Segment III | Top Producers (Residential)
A look at how high-performing residential real estate agents are succeeding after the NAR settlement, and current market conditions with limited inventory and higher interest rates.
Maria Dellota, Windermere; Chris Doyle, The Group Inc.; Kareen Larsen, RE/MAX Alliance Kinzli Team; Matt Shoup, C3 Real Estate
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Segment IV | EREC Awards + State Demographer (Plenary)
Demographic changes are coming to Colorado, with an aging population and slower population growth, even as Northern Colorado leads the state in net population increase. How will the region and state compete to attract and retain a qualified workforce, and what does this mean for the real estate sector?
Moderator: Pete Thrasher, EREC; featuring Clifford Scholarship Award; Entrepreneur of the Year Award; and Lifetime Achievement Award
Guest Speaker: Nancy Gedeon, Colorado State Demographer’s Office
Macro level trends: what type of homes will be built and where?
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Segment V | The New Paradigm (Residential)
Recent court settlements mean that residential commission structures will look a lot more like those already in place on the commercial side. How can commercial deals inform what the new paradigm will look like for residential transactions? Our panel of commercial brokers will relate how deals get done, and how brokers get paid.
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Segment V | Breaking Ground II (Commercial)
Communities throughout Northern Colorado are seeing a wave of new commercial construction, with some projects in the planning stage and others already emerging from the ground. Our panel of development directors will provide a complete rundown of the region’s top projects. This panel is a huge hit year after year!
Cody Bird, Town of Wellington; Tony Chacon, City of Longmont; Julian Jacquin, Town of Erie; Anne Johnson, Town of Berthoud; Mike Masciola, City of Brighton
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Segment V | Housing Stats Update (Residential)
Communities throughout Northern Colorado are seeing a wave of new buyers, but where are they coming from and do we have enough inventory to support these transactions?
Evan Forrest, Zonda, Western Division
3 – 4 p.m. Session VI | Growing Pains: How Cities & Towns Manage Rapid Growth (Plenary)
Larimer and Weld counties typically top the state in population growth, with hundreds of thousands of additional residents expected in the decades ahead. How do the region’s municipalities plan for such growth, and what challenges does it present in terms of staffing, services and quality of life?
Kelly DiMartino, Fort Collins; Matt LeCerf, Johnstown; Shane Hale, Windsor; Tim Johnson, Loveland; Raymond C. Lee III, Greeley