2026 National Conference | May 27-29, 2026

The 2026 AREUEA National Conference will be held in-person at The Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., Wednesday through Friday, May 27-29, 2026.  Conference registration will open in early 2026.

The submission deadline was February 1st, 2026, midnight EST. 

To renew/sign-up-for your membership to get the Member Conference Rate, please click here. 

In addition to the regular paper sessions, the conference will feature the following special events:

  • Fireside Chat: “Bridging Research and Practice on Housing Policy Reforms”
  • U.S. Housing Affordability Panel
  • Data Panel: Bridging the Data Divide — Collaborative Pathways for Real Estate Research (covering both commercial and residential markets)
  • Interviews with Foreign Housing Policymakers
  • Thursday Luncheon Speech: “The Rise of Non-Banks and Its Implications for Real Estate Finance” by Tomasz Piskorski
  • Quigley Medal Luncheon: “Regulatory Arbitrage, Housing Markets and Shadow Banking” by Robert Van Order
  • WREN (Women in Real Estate Network) Breakfast
  • Three dedicated Junior Scholar Sessions, and a Pipeline Scholars Roundtable Discussion on Education Choices and Careers in Real Estate and Urban Economics
  • Real Estate Economics special issue session
  • Membership Reception

Click one of the links below to view either the basic or full 2026 National Conference agenda.

2026 Conference Agenda - Basic
2026 Conference Agenda - Full

Conference Registration

Conference registration is open.  We encourage you to purchase an AREUEA membership prior to Conference Registration to receive the discounted members-only Conference pricing.  Click the link below to register for the 2026 AREUEA National Conference.

AREUEA National Conference Registration

General Conference Information

The National Conference is held in Washington DC over a three-day period typically at the end of the Memorial Day week. The sessions are informative and ample time is provided to allow for discussion among the presenters and session participants. Policy makers, academics, and real estate practitioners have all come to rely on the leading research and vigorous discussions that are a tradition of this conference.

Over the years, AREUEA has made a huge effort to increase the quality of the National conference and to make it the premium conference of the Association. So, we welcome your participation and contribution to the Conference!

For more information, contact AREUEA's National Conference Chair:

Lu Han
First Vice President, AREUEA
University of Wisconsin, Madison
[email protected]

2026 Program Committee