Schedule

Cumberland

Drop by before dinner to pick up your badge, get event information, enjoy a snack or beverage and relax in our hospitality area.

Oglethorpe

Black Banks Terrace

Enjoy a warm MBA welcome and connect with other attendees in this stunning Sea Island setting. Cocktails at 6:00, Dinner Buffet from 6:30 – 7:30. Sponsored by Lennar Mortgage.

Black Banks Terrace

Cumberland

Drop by for event information and refreshments or use our open seating to catch up on work and meet with other attendees.

Georgian Rooms

Kickstart your day with a bountiful breakfast and meaningful conversations with other attendees. Guests are welcome to enjoy breakfast with the group.

Mizner Ballroom

MBA’s 2025 Chairman, Laura Escobar, welcomes conference attendees with opening remarks and an update on the association’s initiatives. She is joined by MBA’s President and CEO, Bob Broeksmit, who offers additional insight on the DC landscape and MBA’s recent policy work.

Cloister Ballroom III

Halfway through the year, 2025 remains a bit of a mystery. Property fundamentals, values and sales, and interest rates and debt markets are all fluid. In this session tailored to commercial real estate finance, hear from experts who provide the latest read on the markets and where they are headed in the coming months and years. Bring your insights to help drive the discussion, sharing what you are seeing in your own shop.

Mizner Ballroom

Join us for a must-attend session with our special guest speaker sure to inspire and inform you.

Cloister Ballroom III

Private Credit is bringing a fundamental change to the CRE finance market, becoming the fifth major capital source for commercial mortgages, along with banks, agencies, life companies, and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). Join your peers to dig into the latest trends and conditions in private credit; how the market is intersecting with and changing life company, bank, securitization, and other lending sources; and where the sector may be headed next.

Mizner Ballroom

Gain insight on the macro economy and the residential market. MBA’s Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni and a guest speaker discuss the impact of regulatory, political and economic activities from the lender and investor perspectives, and the likely impact on rates and the real estate finance market.

Cloister Ballroom III

With nearly $1 trillion loans set to mature in 2025, distress in commercial real estate has largely been tied to certain characteristics, such as older and multitenant office buildings, senior housing, and New York rent-regulated housing. Join a discussion about where distress is – and isn’t – showing up, and what that means both for existing portfolios and opportunities for new deals in the year ahead.

Mizner Ballroom

Hear the latest information on recent changes in the administration that impact the regulatory environment for our industry, including the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Seaside Course

Enhance your conference experience and join us for a 12:30 golf tournament at Seaside, an ocean-side links course. A boxed lunch will be provided. Golfers should dress for golf and drop their clubs with the Bellman on their way to the morning sessions, then meet the shuttle by 12:10 for the short ride to the course. Sign up in advance by contacting David Cherry at dcherry@mba.org for information and fees.

Georgian Rooms

Enjoy a relaxed lunch and compare notes on the morning’s sessions. Guests are welcome to enjoy lunch with the group.

Sea Island Summit Boardroom

Join us at the Shooting School for a friendly competitive game of clay target shooting. We will begin the first hour with lessons and practice and finish the second hour with a competition. No experience needed. We suggest wearing outdoor attire (no tank tops), hat, and sunglasses. Transportation: Meet at the hotel front portico 1:45 pm. $265 Excursion Fee (Fee is included in guest registration fee, for additional participants, please contact dcherry@mba.org)

Sea Island Summit Boardroom

Ocean Room Courtyard and Patio

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music, culinary delights and stunning natural beauty.

Cumberland

Drop by for event information and refreshments or use our open seating to catch up on work and meet with other attendees.

Georgian Rooms

Get a strong start to your day with breakfast and discussion with other attendees. Guests are welcome to enjoy breakfast with the group.

Cloister Ballroom III

To say the start of 2025 brought change to the government’s multifamily lending apparatus would be an understatement. Join a discussion about the current priorities and upcoming initiatives in multifamily programs at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA.

Mizner Ballroom

This session will be curated for leaders in single-family real estate finance at companies of all sizes and business models.

Cloister Ballroom III

Mizner Ballroom

This session will be curated for leaders in single-family real estate finance at companies of all sizes and business models.

Cloister Ballroom I

Mizner Ballroom

Enjoy a relaxed lunch and compare notes on the morning’s sessions. Guests are welcome to enjoy lunch with the group.

Plantation Course

Enhance your conference experience and make plans to enjoy an afternoon of golf at the Plantation Course, a traditional course redesigned in 2019 and home to the PGA TOUR’s RSM Classic. Contact David Cherry at dcherry@mba.org for information and fees.

Learn the classic art of curating the perfect cocktail with world renowned mixologist, Nick Wallace. Learn to Create your own imaginative signature cocktails with this instructional and hands-on beverage seminar. $295 Fee (Fee is included in guest registration fee, for additional participants, please contact dcherry@mba.org)

Rainbow Island

Enjoy dinner with the sunset and sea breeze.

Clubroom

Clubroom