Owner Symposium

The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Owner Symposium was first held in 2008 to educate property owners who already were participating in, or were interested in, the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. Since then, the Symposium has steadily grown into the premier event for Chicago property owners, managers and real estate investors, regardless of their affiliation with CHA. For 10 years, over 1,000 industry professionals gathered in-person for a day-long educational and networking event with the goal of improving their businesses and supporting affordable housing opportunities throughout all of Chicago's 77 communities. In 2020, CHA embraced the opportunity to move the Owner Symposium online and launched Symposium Week, an all-virtual event, featuring live educational sessions, networking opportunities, on-demand resources and a virtual exhibit hall.