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ULI SPRING MEETING ULI SPRING MEETING
Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, United States May 12-14, 2025
Panelist

Ms. Dara Goldberg

Assistant Director of Economic Development and Regional Planning NYC Department of City Planning

Dara Goldberg serves as the Assistant Director of Economic Development and Regional Planning at the NYC Department of City Planning, where she oversees the office's research program. Since 2017, she has been a lead author and analyst on reports, briefs, and data platforms characterizing the shifting geography of demographic, economic, housing, and mobility patterns in the NYC metropolitan region. Prior to Economic Development and Regional Planning, Dara served in City Planning's Executive Office, where she focused on special projects and external affairs. She also worked in the Hong Kong MTR Corporation's Property Division and at the New York-based urban planning and economic development consulting firm HR&A Advisors. She holds an MSc in Urban Planning with Distinction from the University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor's in Engineering and Studio Art from Dartmouth College.

Speaking at

Mission Priority
Tue Apr 09 2:30 PM — 3:30 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time New York Hilton Midtown - Level 3, Trianon Ballroom

ULI Home Attainability Index: Putting the Numbers into Practice

This session will present the findings from ULI Terwilliger Center's 2024 Home Attainability Index. The Index is a data-rich resource for understanding the extent to which a housing market is providing a range of choices attainable to the regional workforce. The data can help identify gaps in home attainability and provide better context to understand residential markets; provide context by connecting housing costs to the wages earned by people with specific occupations in a region; and enable national and regional comparisons to inform housing production, policy, and financing decisions. The session will begin with Adam Ducker, CEO of RCLCO, presenting the national findings before drilling down to the local findings for each panelist. Ducker will then have panelists answer how they are addressing the particular housing needs in their market. Through this session, attendees will learn how the data can help decision-making for local economies: e.g., what type of housing is needed, and at what price point; who exactly is priced out; and how it is affecting the ability for employers to attract and retain workers.