Meet the minds
behind the data.
Each researcher at the Tenure Convening brings a specific question to the table — and the evidence to begin answering it.
Dr. Priya Nair
Senior Research FellowStudying how inclusionary zoning mandates affect net affordable unit production in high-cost metros.
"When you require 15% affordability on a project that pencils at 12%, you're not protecting tenants — you're mothballing parcels."
From: Inclusionary Zoning Outcomes, 2018–2025Can inclusionary zoning scale without suppressing production?
Marcus Webb
Policy AnalystMapping displacement risk corridors using IRS migration data, HMDA filings, and census tract income shifts.
"Displacement doesn't announce itself. It shows up three years later in a school enrollment drop across the highway."
From: Displacement Risk Atlas, 47 U.S. CitiesWhere does displacement happen before anyone notices?
Dr. Camille Osei
Director of Fiscal ResearchModeling the municipal fiscal impact of LIHTC projects — property tax, service costs, and school enrollment effects.
"Every council member asks "can we afford this?" — but they never ask "what does it cost to not build it?""
From: The True Cost of Inaction: A Municipal Fiscal ModelWhat's the 10-year fiscal cost of a 1,000-unit affordable housing gap?
Rafael Domínguez
Research AssociateAnalyzing how community land trust models sustain affordability across multiple resale cycles in gentrifying neighborhoods.
"The CLT is the only instrument that actually holds the line. Everything else just delays the inevitable."
From: Community Land Trusts: 20-Year Resale AnalysisHow do CLTs maintain affordability when everything around them is selling?
Includes access to all four research sessions + briefing packet
Two days.
Four arguments.
Washington, D.C. · April 14–15, 2026
Georgetown University Law Center
Day One
Monday, April 14, 2026Registration & Morning Briefing Packet Distribution
Pick up your pre-convening briefing packet and connect with fellow attendees.
The Housing Crisis Is a Data Crisis: What We Measure and What We Miss
Dr. Priya NairOpening address on the gap between available housing data and the metrics that actually drive policy decisions at the local level.
Can Inclusionary Zoning Scale Without Suppressing Production?
Dr. Priya NairA comparative analysis of IZ mandates across 22 high-cost metros, with modeling on the optimal affordability set-aside rate.
Lunch & Roundtable: Tools Practitioners Are Actually Using
Facilitated discussionInformal roundtables organized by attendee type — municipal staff, developers, advocates, researchers.
Where Does Displacement Happen Before Anyone Notices?
Marcus WebbPresenting the Displacement Risk Atlas — 47-city early-warning indicators derived from IRS migration, HMDA, and school enrollment data.
Reading a Displacement Map: A Practitioner's Workshop
Marcus WebbHands-on session: bring your city's census tract data and leave with a preliminary risk corridor analysis.
Day Two
Tuesday, April 15, 2026The True Cost of Inaction: A Municipal Fiscal Model
Dr. Camille OseiPresenting the Tenure fiscal impact model — projecting 10-year costs of affordable housing gaps on municipal budgets, schools, and emergency services.
From Model to Motion: Getting Fiscal Arguments Across the Council Dais
Dr. Camille Osei + Municipal Planning DirectorsA panel of planning directors who have used fiscal impact arguments to secure council votes on affordable housing measures.
How Do Community Land Trusts Hold the Line When Everything Around Them Is Selling?
Rafael Domínguez20-year resale analysis of CLT units across 14 markets, with modeling on subsidy efficiency versus traditional rental assistance.
LIHTC Allocation Modeling: A Developer's Working Session
Rafael DomínguezWorking through the Tenure LIHTC allocation model with real project data. Bring your deal sheet.
The Arguments That Move Rooms: Building Your Policy Case
All ResearchersClosing synthesis: how to assemble the data, the map, the fiscal model, and the human story into arguments that actually change votes.
The briefing packet goes out April 7th.
Register early and receive 100+ pages of pre-convening research before the doors open.