BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D
REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART:20261030T183000Z
DTEND:20261030T210000Z
X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE
SUMMARY:October 30\, 2026 - Development Industry Forum: The Business of Building - Creating the conditions for housing\, investment and growth
DESCRIPTION:Building housing and communities is about more than demand. It is about whether the economics work.\n\nAs the development industry navigates changing market conditions\, rising costs\, financing challenges and evolving government policies\, an important question is emerging: what does it take to make development viable and keep investment moving?\n\nJoin leading voices from BC's real estate\, development and non-profit housing sectors for a frank conversation about the business of building.\n\nThis forum will look beyond the headlines to examine the economic realities shaping development today - and the opportunities that remain for Surrey and the region.\n\nWe'll explore:\n\n\n	What today's real estate market means for future development\n	The economics behind getting projects from concept to construction\n	The impact of construction costs\, financing and regulatory requirements\n	What government and industry can do to improve development conditions\n	The evolving demand for market and non-market housing\n	Why Surrey continues to attract development and investment\n	What needs to happen to keep housing and investment moving forward\n\n\nWhen projects work\, communities grow.\n\nHear directly from the people shaping the future of development and explore what it will take to create the conditions for successful investment\, housing delivery and economic growth.\n\nSPEAKERS\nConfirmed featured speaker:\n\nChristine Boyle\, BC Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs\n\n \n\nPanelists:\n\n\n\n	Jill Atkey\, CEO\, BC Non-Profit Housing Association\n	Milan Mann\, President\, BM Group of Companies\n	TBC\, BC Real Estate Association
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">Building housing and communities is about more than demand. It is about whether the economics work.</font></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">As the development industry navigates changing market conditions\, rising costs\, financing challenges and evolving government policies\, an important question is emerging: what does it take to make development viable and keep investment moving?</font></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">Join leading voices from BC&rsquo\;s real estate\, development and non-profit housing sectors for a frank conversation about the business of building.</font></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">This forum will look beyond the headlines to examine the economic realities shaping development today - and the opportunities that remain for Surrey and the region.</font></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">We&#39\;ll explore:</font></span></span></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">What today&#39\;s real estate market means for future development</font></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">The economics behind getting projects from concept to construction</font></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">The impact of construction costs\, financing and regulatory requirements</font></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">What government and industry can do to improve development conditions</font></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">The evolving demand for market and non-market housing</font></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">Why Surrey continues to attract development and investment</font></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">What needs to happen to keep housing and investment moving forward</font></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">When projects work\, communities grow.</font></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">Hear directly from the people shaping the future of development and explore what it will take to create the conditions for successful investment\, housing delivery and economic growth.</font></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong><font style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif">SPEAKERS</font></strong></span></span></p>\n<span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Confirmed featured speaker:<br />\nChristine Boyle\, BC Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs</span></span></div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Panelists:</strong></span></span></div>\n\n<div>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Jill Atkey\, CEO\, BC Non-Profit Housing Association</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;">Milan Mann\, President\, BM Group of Companies</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:16px\;">TBC\, BC Real Estate Association</span></li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel (15269 104 Avenue\, Surrey)
UID:e.749.14354
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260915T090006Z
URL:https://business.swrbot.com/events/details/october-30-2026-development-industry-forum-the-business-of-building-creating-the-conditions-for-housing-investment-and-growth-14354
END:VEVENT

END:VCALENDAR