Housing
affordable-housing | January 27, 2020
Fifth Third Bank commits $100 million to impact-focused Opportunity Zone projects
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 27 – Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank will invest a capital gains windfall in affordable and workforce housing and other community development …
cities | January 9, 2020
French social housing fund Immobilier Impact Investing tops €100m with second close
ImpactAlpha, Jan. 9 – The fund, launched by Cedrus & Partners and Swiss Life Asset Managers in April 2019, aims to re-house up …
affordable-housing | December 4, 2019
‘Neighborhood investment company’ helps Los Angeles residents buy back the block
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 4, 2019 – Real estate shapes our cities and neighborhoods. And capital shapes real estate. A new model that enables local …
2030 Finance | November 5, 2019
Apple pledges $2.5 billion to five Bay Area housing initiatives
ImpactAlpha, November 5 – The gap between the haves and have-nots is widening in the Bay Area, brought on by an influx of …
Dealflow | October 23, 2019
Facebook, under scrutiny in Washington DC, pledges $1 billion for affordable housing in California
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 23 – Social media giant Facebook became the third tech company this year to commit capital to affordable housing in West …
Dealflow | September 3, 2019
Access Ventures seeks new ways to lower costs for the housing insecure
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 3 – It’s expensive to be poor in America. Low- and moderate-income communities face a shortage of at least 7.2 million …
Dealflow | August 20, 2019
Blokable secures $23 million for modular housing that promises affordability
ImpactAlpha, August 20 – A third of U.S. renters are cost-burdened from housing and every state faces an affordable housing shortage. (Even rural renters feel …
Dealflow | June 26, 2019
Israeli tech venture Venn secures $40 million to strengthen urban communities
ImpactAlpha, June 26 – Tel Aviv-based Venn launched in 2016 with a vision of using tech to enable happier, more inclusive city-living. The company has …
Dealflow | April 24, 2019
PadSplit raises $4.6 million to match tenants with affordable housing
ImpactAlpha, April 24 – Atlanta-based PadSplit launched in 2017 with a goal of improving low-income individuals’ access to affordable housing by managing single family home …
Aerial view of Infonavit houses in Mexico
Dealflow | April 11, 2019
Adobe Capital, IGNIA exit Mexican home rehab startup Provive
ImpactAlpha, April 10 – Tijuana, Mexico-based Provive’s mission is to foster community regeneration. Its approach is to acquire abandoned homes, fix them up, then help …
Dealflow | April 11, 2019
Chan Zuckerberg-backed Landed scores $7.5 million to help teachers buy homes
ImpactAlpha, April 11 – Housing finance startup Landed raised $5 million last year from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for its mission to help teachers buy homes …
Dealflow | April 9, 2019
M31 Capital’s Opportunity Fund targets workforce housing in the San Francisco Bay Area
ImpactAlpha, April 9 –What’s difference do Opportunity Zone tax breaks make for a commercial real estate fund? San Francisco-based real estate company M31 …
Dealflow | March 26, 2019
Haven Connect raises $2.4 million to streamline applications for affordable housing
ImpactAlpha, March 26 – About one in four Americans struggle to find housing they can afford. A typical applicant for an affordable housing unit …
Dealflow | February 6, 2019
India’s Annapurna Finance raises $19 million to expand lending to rural women
ImpactAlpha, February 5 – The Asian Development Bank has invested 1.4 billion rupees ($19.1 million) in Indian microfinance institution Annapurna Finance. Annapurna Finance …
Housing | January 29, 2019
Affordable and workforce housing are among the most stable asset classes in real estate
ImpactAlpha, January 29 – With long waiting lists, low vacancy rates and stable tenants, affordable housing is a low-risk, long-term investment. Big, corporate-backed …