Housing summit to focus on new uses for blighted land

Seizing the opportunity to build housing on underused strip malls will be among the topics explored at the upcoming Orange County Housing Summit this Thursday at Chapman University.
Speakers include Joel Kotkin, a Chapman fellow in urban studies; Hitta Mosesman, principal at RSG; and Jeff Moore, a senior managing director for CBRE’s Orange County operation.
Fadel Lawandy, director of Chapman’s Department of Finance and Real Estate, will kick off the summit with an overview of last-mi