Examining Successful Collaborations & Ongoing Barriers to Foreclosure Prevention

November 6, 2008

Country Springs Hotel
Grand Salon Room
2810 Golf Road
Waukesha, Wisconsin 53817–2269

Last updated: November 28, 2008

		BREAKFAST BUFFET AND OPENING PLENARY SESSION WILL BE HELD IN THE GRAND SALON ROOM
7:30 a.m.		Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:20 a.m.		Welcoming Remarks Steven W. Kuehl (PDF, 11KB) Consumer Regulations Director Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Presentation (PDF, 481KB)
8:30 a.m.		Panel Discussion – The 2008 Housing and Economic Recovery Act The new housing-rescue law is a sweeping effort to stem rising foreclosures and to steady the current turmoil in financial markets. Panelists will discuss the legislation's wide-ranging impact on home buyers, lenders, housing counseling agencies, the secondary market, and the regulators themselves. Steven W. Kuehl – Presenter and Moderator David Balcer Customer Liaison, Federal Housing Administration U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Presentation (PDF, 303KB) Geoffrey Cooper Single Family Director Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
9:45 a.m.		Break & Networking
10:00 a.m.		Perspective from University of Wisconsin – Extension Richard Klemme Interim Dean and Director of Cooperative Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension
10:10 a.m.		Hot Spots: A Zip Code Analysis of the Evolution of Foreclosures in the State of Wisconsin (2000-2007) This first presentation focuses on the distribution of foreclosures throughout the state and enables a detailed view into micro areas. Opportunities for Arbitrage: Sheriff's Sales and Re-Sales in the City of Milwaukee 2000 to 2007 The second presentation matches purchases at sheriff's sales with their subsequent resale and explains which variables are likely to lead to a "profitable" exploitation as well as the resulting implications for local governments that rely upon property tax revenue. Dr. Russell Kashian Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Ryan Wade Graduate Student, Marquette University
10:45 p.m.		Panel Discussion – Local Strategies to Address Foreclosures The sharp downturn in the housing market is having a profound impact on foreclosures, rental housing, jobs and tax revenues. The panel will discuss the current real estate market, concurrent impacts on afforable rental housing, and best practices for local strategies addressing foreclosures. Included in this discussion will be the new Milwaukee Foreclosure Partnership Initiative (MFPI). Panelists will round out the discussion by looking at Wisconsin's longer-term outlook. Introduction of Suzanne Dennik Steven Kuehl Suzanne Dennik – Moderator and Presenter Consumer and Housing Education Coordinator University of Wisconsin Extension, Milwaukee and Racine Counties Dr. David Clark Professor of Economics and Department Chair Marquette University (PDF, 1690KB) Geoff Smith Vice President Woodstock Institute Presentation (PDF, 1173KB) Matt Lasko Director of Housing Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization Presentation (PDF, 1800KB) Maria Prioletta Redevelopment and Special Projects Manager at the Department of City Development, City of Milwaukee
		LUNCH WILL BE SERVED IN THE GRAND BALLROOM NORTH ONE HALF
12:00 p.m.		Lunch and Keynote Address Introduction of Keynote Speaker Antonio Riley Executive Director Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority Luncheon Address — "Foreclosure Prevention and Intervention: The Importance of Loss Mitigation Strategies in Keeping Families in Their Homes" Tara Twomey Of Counsel to the National Consumer Law Center and Lecturer at Stanford Law School
1:15 p.m.		Break & Networking
		AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION WILL BE HELD IN THE GRAND SALON ROOM
1:30 p.m.		Latest Efforts by the Wisconsin Bar Association to Address Mortgage Foreclosures David P. Leibowitz Partner Lakelaw-Kenosha Mortgage Foreclosure Handbook for Wisconsin Attorneys Catey Doyle Chief Staff Attorney Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Mortgage Foreclosure Brochure for Wisconsin Consumers
2:30 p.m.		Panel Discussion — National Foreclosure Initiatives: Successes, Challenges and Barriers Bringing together national experts from the various disciplines that help shape efforts to preserve homeownership and sustain communities in the face of rising foreclosures, panelists will share their insights and experiences and will help attendees grapple with the latest developments regarding national foreclosure mitigation efforts. Introduction of Diane Schobert Steven Kuehl Diane Schobert – Moderator Business Development Officer Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority Josh Fuhrman Director of Counseling, Homeownership Preservation Foundation John Santner NeigborWorks North Central District Director National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program Presentation (PDF, 831KB) Larry Gilmore Deputy Director, HOPE NOW Alliance Presentation (PDF, 154KB) Dana Dillard Executive Vice President, Office of the Customer EMC Mortgage Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4:00 p.m.		Adjourn Steven Kuehl
		This conference was presented in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Milwaukee Field Office.