As Public Facility Corporation (PFC) and Housing Finance Corporation (HFC) programs continue to expand across Texas, many multifamily operators are finding themselves in unfamiliar territory, tasked with managing affordable housing compliance without a clear roadmap. That’s exactly the gap this TAA ONE Conference session set out to fill. At the 2026 TAA ONE Conference, “PFC/HFC…

At the 2026 TAA ONE Conference, one of the most gripping sessions didn’t come from a traditional business leader. It came from someone who once operated on the other side of the system entirely. Brett Johnson, once named the “Original Internet Godfather” by the United States Secret Service, took the stage to share a perspective…

Daniel Oney, research director at the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University, opened his session at TAA ONE with a data-driven snapshot of the Texas rental market. Oney leads the Center’s work on analytical and forecasting frameworks for Texas commercial markets, and the picture he laid out for the room reflected that…

Jeff McKissack, president of Defense by Design, brought a sobering message to this year’s TAA ONE Conference. In multifamily, often the community reputation drives strong occupancy rates, and yet most management teams inadvertently lose the narrative by not being responsive, leading into reactive PR hands, turning the narrative to someone else.  McKissack’s case for proactive…

James Brown Jr. of The Xchange Zone, a former All-American track athlete and World Championship qualifier, brought a track and field metaphor to this year’s TAA ONE Conference. Brown used a 4×100 meter relay to frame the session, Staying in the Lane, Every Stride Counts: People Skills That Win. Every runner has a lane, every…