Save the Date for #NAREE2025, NAREE’s 59th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference to be held in New Orleans, LA beginning Monday, June 16, 2025 at 1 PM and concluding Thursday morning June 19. The conference will be headquartered at the the charming Hotel Monteleone in the historic French Quarter. Expect press conference with industry leaders on residential and commercial real estate trends, mid-year economic forecasts, NAREE’s peer-to-peer professional development sessions, plus NAREE’s Meet the Press and Journalism Awards presentation. Registration, hotel reservation links and conference details to post in the coming weeks.

Unless posted specifically, all NAREE Conference events in New Orleans will be held at the Hotel Monteleone.

Conference Registration Desk - Iberville Foyer

General Sessions and Awards Presentation - Iberville Ballrooms ABC

Green Room - Iberville Ballroom D

Java Cafe - Bienville

Zen Tea Room - Bienville

AV Studio and NAREE Small Group Classroom - Bienville

Volunteee Office - Board Room

NAREE’s annual conference is a unique hybrid of both professional development and real estate industry news and insights. The 2025 conference begins Monday afternoon, June 16 and ends Thursday morning, June 19. The conference is geared for journalists covering either residential or commercial real estate, or both on any bonafide news platform.

NAREE University’s peer-to-peer workshops to look into the future of real estate news coverage

Headed by NAREE University Dean Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald award-winning reporter and NAREE board member, NAREE University sessions are designed to equip attendees with insider information and fundamental tips on some of the trendiest topics of the year, including investigative reporting, data journalism.

NAREE’s Renowned Economic Forecast Panel is a NAREE tradition that equips journalists with tools to cover real estate news in the year ahead.

Work remotely at the conference
#NAREE2025 offers a networking press room the Java Cafe for working remotely on quick projects and a quiet press room, the Zen Tea Room for those who need to work without interruption — both on the the floor meeting room level.

NAREE’s Own Speed Networking
Journalists are also invited to be panelists on NAREE’s Meet the Press which runs on Awards Day, Wednesday, June 18 at 3:00 PM. Now in the planning stages for its 28th year, MTP is NAREE’s one-on-one speed networking session runs 90 minutes. Journalist panelists meet those who want to pitch them in a series of three-minute appointments. NAREE past president Sue Doerfler will invite registered journalists. Industry member conferees can only sign up for MTP in person in New Orleans beginning Monday, June 16 near the conference main registration desk.

Awards

NAREE’s prestigious Real Estate Journalism Awards Presentation begins with a winner-only Red Carpet Reception at 6:15 PM on Wednesday, June 19 at the Hotel Monteleone. Awards will be presented at 7:30 PM in the Iberville Ballrooms. A press release on the awards will be posted on naree.org after 9 PM Central Time on June 19. Certificates will be mailed in late June to those who weren’t in New Orleans. All winners will be invited to attend the full conference and the Awards Ceremony. Award icons can be emailed to winners upon request and individual photos of winners, and a group photo of those winners will be taken at the awards ceremony,

Connect at the Conference and Experience New Orleans

Conference tours, receptions and the NAREE Suite are popular NAREE traditions designed to provide informal networking opportunities.

NAREE Hotel

NAREE’s limited hotel room block cut-off deadline is May 15. Book early to reserve your hotel room during NAREE’s block days: Sunday June 15 to Thursday morning June 19. The hotel is offering journalists a chance to book Thursday night on a space available basis at the same media rate of $149 as is viable in the block. The Industry block rate will run $189.

Please contact me with any specific questions before May 15 if possible..

Looking forward to meeting you in New Orleans!

Mary Doyle-Kimball, Executive Director

Email: mdkimball@naree.org

#NAREE2025 Conference Registration forms are not posted yet, but we’ll ask you to follow the same four steps as last year.

Please follow these 4 steps in order to come to NAREE’s Las Vegas Conference:

( 1 ) Renew NAREE Membership for 2025

– Membership Renewal for Journalists CLICK HERE (Note if you entered NAREE’s Real Estate Journalism Conference by March 1, 2025, you are considered a paid NAREE 2025 Media Member.)

– Membership Renewal for Industry Associates CLICK HERE

– 2025 Conference Speakers do not have to become NAREE Members nor pay for Conference Registration, unless they are attending the full conference.

( 2 ) Register for NAREE’s Austin Conference:

– Conference Registration for Journalists CLICK HERE (bona fide independent media)

– Fellowship Application for Journalists CLICK HERE — this is for journalists only which includes Conference Registration.
Note: Team NAREE will make hotel reservations for all NAREE Journalist Fellows which have used this form.

– Conference Registration for Industry Associates (and non jewel sponsors/advertisers) CLICK HERE

– Complimentary Conference Registration for Speakers CLICK HERE
(While there is no charge, 2025 speakers must register for the conference.)

– Complimentary Conference Registration for Jewel Sponsors CLICK HERE
(While there is no charge, 2025 Jewel Sponsors must register for the conference.)