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Dakota Marketplace tracks over 1,000 upcoming conferences this year, and private real estate events cluster heavily into September. Ten stand out for fund managers building a Q3 travel calendar, spanning multifamily, build-to-rent, manufactured housing, and institutional allocator forums across three countries.
Below are 10 of the quarter's most relevant events for GPs raising capital, ordered by date.
Top 10 Real Estate Conferences to Attend in Q3 2026
1. Pacific Northwest Middle-Market Multifamily
August 26-27, 2026 | Seattle, WA
IMN's regional event convenes multifamily owners, developers, investors, lenders, operators, and service providers for market insight, capital networking, dealmaking, and operational strategy specific to the Pacific Northwest.
Format: In Person | Audience: Executive Leaders | Cost: All-Access Pass $1,499 investor/developer/property manager rate / $1,799 standard
2. US Real Estate Meeting East 2026
September 9, 2026 | New York City, NY
Carmo Companies' one-day gathering brings together institutional investors, family offices, and alternative investment professionals to discuss trends, opportunities, and challenges in private markets, with an emphasis on real estate and related investment strategies.
Format: In Person | Audience: Allocators | Cost: GP/Service Provider Pass Early Bird $1,700 / Pre-Registration $2,200 / Standard $2,700
3. Real Estate Private Wealth East Retreat
September 9-10, 2026 | Miami, FL
Markets Group's invitation-only Miami retreat connects private-wealth decision-makers with real estate managers for allocation insights, portfolio construction, due diligence, market trends, private credit, deal structures, and wealth-planning strategies.
Format: In Person | Audience: Allocators | Cost: Managers & service providers $3,000
4. Build-to-Rent Fall
September 9-10, 2026 | Dallas, TX
IMN convenes senior build-to-rent builders, developers, operators, investors, lenders, and service providers to discuss capital, financing, acquisitions, operations, technology, and rental housing strategies, with deal-focused networking built into the agenda.
Format: In Person | Audience: Executive Leaders | Cost: Main conference All-Access $2,299/$2,699; Main conference + workshop All-Access $2,999/$3,599
5. Manufactured Housing East
September 9-10, 2026 | Nashville, TN
IMN's manufactured housing event convenes owners, operators, developers, investors, lenders, and service providers for market insights, networking, and dealmaking across manufactured housing and rental housing communities.
Format: In Person | Audience: Deal Team | Cost: All-Access Pass $1,599 early / $1,799 standard
Halfway through your Q3 calendar? Dakota Marketplace tracks every conference on this list, plus registration links, cost, and location, all in one place. Book a demo to see full conference coverage.
6. Southern California Middle-Market Multifamily
September 15-16, 2026 | San Diego, CA
Informa Connect's regional event convenes multifamily owners, developers, investors, lenders, brokers, and service providers for market intelligence, financing insights, capital-stack discussions, networking, and dealmaking across California's multifamily sector.
Format: In Person | Audience: Executive Leaders | Cost: All-Access Pass $1,499 early / $1,799 standard; Accessory Dwelling Units Access add-on $399 early / $999 standard
7. Real Estate CFO & COO East
September 17, 2026 | New York City, NY
Informa Connect's finance and operations-focused event convenes senior real estate CFOs and COOs for capital markets insights, fund administration, reporting, technology, risk management, networking, and CPE-eligible education sessions. The clearest functional play on this list for teams focused on the back office rather than the deal room.
Format: In Person | Audience: Executive Leaders | Cost: Early Bird $1,999 / Standard $2,599; free for eligible CFOs/COOs
8. 10th Annual Real Estate Canada Forum
September 17, 2026 | Toronto, Canada
Markets Group's invitation-only Toronto forum connects institutional allocators, consultants, wealth managers, and real estate investment specialists to evaluate Canadian real estate allocation strategies, market outlooks, portfolio construction, and investable opportunities.
Format: In Person | Audience: Allocators | Cost: Qualified investors complimentary; managers & service providers US$3,000
9. The District World Summit 2026
September 22-24, 2026 | Madrid, Spain
Billed as Europe's leading real estate capital congress, The District convenes investors, fund managers, developers, lenders, advisers, and technology leaders for market intelligence, dealmaking, networking, and cross-sector investment opportunities over three days.
Format: In Person | Audience: Allocators Cost: Business Pass €225 discounted / €300 standard; Premium VIP Pass €671/€895; Platinum Pass €1,493/€1,990
10. Northern California Multifamily Forum 2026
September 24, 2026 | Foster City, CA
GreenPearl's Northern California event convenes multifamily owners, investors, operators, and developers for market intelligence, financing, development, acquisitions, asset management, operations, technology insights, and structured networking in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Format: Hybrid | Audience: Executive Leaders | Cost: In-person $649 / Virtual $99
Planning Your Q3 Schedule
With eight of these 10 events clustered between September 9 and September 24, most fund managers can't attend all of them. A few filters worth applying before committing budget:
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Separate sector-specific events from allocator forums. Build-to-Rent Fall and Manufactured Housing East are built around operators and deal teams in a specific property type, while events like the Real Estate Private Wealth East Retreat and the Real Estate Canada Forum are built around institutional allocators. The right fit depends on whether the goal is sector networking or LP access.
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Weigh invitation-only and application-based access differently. The Real Estate Private Wealth East Retreat and the Real Estate Canada Forum both restrict attendance, which tends to mean a smaller but more qualified room for firms whose LPs are on the list.
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Account for the September 9 overlap. Four of these 10 events run September 9-10 across New York, Miami, Dallas, and Nashville. Firms with priorities in more than one of those markets will need to choose.
Track Every Conference in Dakota Marketplace
Dakota Marketplace's Conference tab tracks every event on this list and more:
- 1,047 upcoming conferences, filterable by name, metro area, investment focus, format, and date
- Registration links, cost, and location in one record
- A Conference Speakers page covering 780+ speakers, so you can see who's talking where before you book travel
- Every contact page shows the conferences that person has spoken or will speak at
Dakota Marketplace also tracks private real estate allocators globally, from public pension systems to family offices and endowments, filterable by geography, AUM, asset class allocation, and investment team contacts with direct emails.
Before your next conference, know exactly which allocators in the room are worth a meeting.
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