STEP Texas - Cross-Border Real Estate Investment: Inbound and Outbound Planning
for Global Families 
May 7, 2026, 1:00 PM - 7:30 PM
1:30-5:20pm Presentations | 5:30-7:30pm Reception (Eunice Restaurant)
3737 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX 77098 | 6th Floor Conference Space


1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Gather to meet & greet
1:30 - 2:20 pm - JC Prieto Williams & Ricardo Cevallos - U.S. Families Investing in Foreign Real Estate: Goals, Ownership, and Family Pitfalls
2:25 - 3:15 pm - Kristen Andreasen - Foreign Real Estate as a Mobility Tool: Residency and Citizenship by Investment
3:35 - 4:25 pm - Raul Navarro - Foreign Investors in U.S. Real Estate: Structuring the Investment
4:30 - 5:20 pm - Stu Myhill - U.S. Tax and Estate Tax Consequences of Cross-Border Real Estate
5:30 - 7:30 pm - Networking at Eunice

CE Credit available - CPA CPE, Texas Bar CLE, and CFP CE

After the presentations, we invite you to two hours of networking at Eunice, a restaurant on the building's first floor.
Speakers
We are extremely excited to showcase the lineup of impressive speakers.
Schedule
Gather at 1:00 pm for the meet and greet.
Presentations will start promptly at 1:30 pm.


Please click Presenter names to view their biographies.
SESSION 1
U.S. Families Investing in Foreign Real Estate: Goals, Ownership, and Family Pitfalls
Presented by JC Prieto Williams & Ricardo Cevallos
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
This opening session will frame the outbound side of the program by focusing on U.S. families acquiring real estate outside the United States. The speakers will address why families pursue foreign real estate, how they approach ownership in practice, and the non-tax issues that often create problems later, including title, family dynamics, incapacity, succession, probate, and cross-jurisdictional coordination.
SESSION 2
Foreign Real Estate as a Mobility Tool: Residency and Citizenship by Investment
Presented by Kristen Andreasen
2:25 pm - 3:15 pm
This session will continue the outbound discussion by examining how foreign real estate may fit within residency and citizenship by investment planning. The discussion will cover typical client motivations, the types of programs in which real estate can qualify as the investment component, and the most popular jurisdictions for families seeking mobility, optionality, and long-term planning opportunities.
SESSION 3
Foreign Investors in U.S. Real Estate: Structuring the Investment Presented by Raul Navarro
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
This session will shift to the inbound perspective and focus on how foreign families, private investors, and investment vehicles commonly structure investments into U.S. real estate. The discussion will cover practical holding structures, family office and private equity style approaches, and selected estate planning and structuring considerations arising when non-U.S. persons invest in U.S. real estate, including larger hospitality and commercial holdings.
SESSION 4
U.S. Tax and Estate Tax Consequences of Cross-Border Real Estate
Presented by Stu Myhill
4:30 pm - 5:20 pm
Networking 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm | Eunice Restaurant (Ground Level)
Join us for 2 hours of networking cocktails and light bites.
Interested in sponsoring the event?  email us at [email protected] for more information.
Event Location
3737 Buffalo Speedway, 6th Floor, Houston, TX 77098
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