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Residential Ground-Up Construction Spring
April 9-10, 2026
Hyatt Regency Houston GalleriaHouston, TX

Chad Miles
Chief Financial Officer at John Houston Homes
Speaker

Profile

Chad Miles, CPA, is a construction finance strategist with more than 20 years of experience structuring capital for ground-up residential development. As CFO of John Houston Homes, Chad oversees enterprise-level financial strategy, lender relationships, and capital allocation across a multi-entity homebuilding and development platform.

Having worked extensively with both traditional banks and private lenders, Chad brings firsthand insight into underwriting standards, covenant structures, liquidity constraints, and the strategic tradeoffs builders face when choosing capital partners. His experience spans scaling multi-state operations, launching affiliated mortgage and development companies, and structuring growth through disciplined leverage.

Chad’s perspective blends technical financial expertise with practical, real-world execution—equipping builders and investors to structure capital that fuels sustainable growth.

Agenda Sessions

  • Banks vs. private lenders: Competing approaches to financing ground-up construction

    1:25pm