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Dear Members & Fellow Colleagues,
The Mortgage Bankers Association of New York invites you to our 12th Annual Real Estate Lending Summit — a premier gathering for mortgage, banking, and real estate professionals on May 12, 2026 at the offices of Akerman LLP, this year's venue sponsor in New York City.
This year’s summit offers 4 hours of Continuing Education (CE) credits for NY Real Estate & Appraisal, making it the perfect opportunity to expand your expertise, stay compliant, and connect with industry leaders.
Expect insightful sessions, expert panels, and networking opportunities designed to keep you ahead in today’s evolving real estate finance landscape. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, gain fresh market insights, or grow your professional network, this event is not to be missed.
Reserve your spot today and be part of New York’s most influential real estate lending event of the year!
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RELS 2026 Program 4 Hours of CE Credits
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Registration & Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors | |
8:35 AM – 8:40 AM
Opening Remarks & Introductions
Doug Giles, MBAofNY President,
Ibsen Alexandre – RELS Chair
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Panel 1 — 8:45 AM – 9:45AM
Keynote | CRE Lending at an Inflection Point: Growth and Friction
Keynote Speaker: Dianne Crocker, Research Director, LightBox Co-Host, CRE Weekly Digest Podcast
This keynote-style opening session delivers a data-driven midyear market update on commercial real estate lending, focusing on the forces driving momentum and the factors that could slow it. Capital markets have turned a corner, with pricing resetting to more attractive levels, debt capital returning, and lenders re-engaging as a new capital markets cycle begins. The discussion will examine macroeconomic forces shaping the outlook, including inflation dynamics, labor market softening, the expected path of interest rates, and heightened policy uncertainty surrounding the midterm elections, which may influence credit conditions, underwriting standards, and investment behavior through the second half of 2026.
Participants will gain insight into distress indicators, asset repricing trends, CMBS loan performance, and lender risk tolerance across property types, with a forward-looking view toward market conditions heading into 2027. Designed to set the tone for the day, this session provides a practical framework for navigating volatility and identifying opportunity amid evolving economic and market dynamics.
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Panel 2 — 9:50 AM – 10:50 AM
Lender Roundtable: Challenges and Opportunities
Panelists:
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This roundtable discussion brings together experienced commercial real estate lenders to provide an objective examination of current lending conditions and strategic considerations in 2026. Panelists will discuss underwriting standards, credit risk assessment, pricing dynamics, and capital availability across major property types.
The session will explore how lenders are responding to persistent inflation, interest-rate uncertainty, and late-cycle market conditions, including shifts in borrower profiles, favored asset classes, and underwriting requirements. Panelists will also address market challenges and opportunities related to distressed and transitional assets, as well as expectations for lending activity heading into 2027 and beyond.
| 10 Minute Break: 10:55 AM - 11:05 AM | |
Panel 3 — 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM
Affordable Lending Panel
Panelists:
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Neil Reilly
Assistant Commissioner
for Housing Equity, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD)
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Moderator:
Art Saitta
Business Development Officer
Ridgewood Savings Bank
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This panel examines the affordable housing finance landscape in 2026, focusing on how regulatory frameworks, public-sector programs, and capital market conditions influence the development and preservation of affordable housing.
Panelists will discuss the performance and stability of affordable housing assets, including LIHTC and Section 8 properties, as well as the role of GSE affordability programds. The session will explore the impacts of New York specific policy developments such as rent regulation trends, the status and implications of 421-a replacement programs, and 485-x, alongside broader national affordable housing policy considerations.
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Panel 4 — 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Navigating NYC’s 2026 Construction Landscape: Development Trends,
Risks & Lending Insights
Panelist(s):
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This educational session examines the current construction landscape in New York City and the factors influencing development activity and construction lending decisions in 2026. The panel will analyze prevailing development trends, including the types of projects moving forward and how recent zoning and policy initiatives such as 485-x and City of Yes are shaping project feasibility, underwriting assumptions, and the construction pipeline.
Panelists will discuss common challenges encountered during the construction process, including cost escalation, labor availability, scheduling delays, site logistics, and coordination among borrowers, lenders, and third-party professionals. The session will also explore how lenders evaluate construction risk in the current economic environment, with particular attention to sponsor experience, execution capability, capital structure, and relationship management.
*Program updated regularly. Please be sure to continue to watch for email updates
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Early-Bird Tickets & Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available
Member Tickets: $150 (reg. $200)
Non-Member Tickets: $200 (reg. $250)
RELS Sponsorship Packages:
RELS Breakfast Sponsor (1 Available) – $4,000.00
Includes 3 tickets to the event, logo and URL displayed on e-market,
logo on screen digital display
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RELS Table Top Sponsorship (3 Available) – $3,000.00
Includes 3 tickets to the event, table at this event, logo and URL displayed on
e-market, logo on screen digital display
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RELS Logo Sponsor – $1,000.00
Includes 1 ticket + Logo display
Annual Sponsorship Packages CLICK HERE
Not a member yet? CLICK HERE and Join us Today!
| | Thank you to our RELS Venue Sponsor | | Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors | | Sponsors updated daily. Watch for our newest sponsor displayed here all year! | |
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