REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
Lincoln Avenue Capital | November 02, 2021
Lincoln Avenue Capital, a leading, mission-driven investor in and developer of affordable housing, has signed an agreement to acquire the majority stake in a social purpose real estate investment fund, the Housing Partnership Equity Trust (HPET), which invests in affordable housing across the United States. The transition is expected to be complete by the end of this year, after which Lincoln Avenue Capital will serve as one of the largest, single private investors in affordable housing.
HPET was originally founded nine years ago by major Wall Street banks, prominent foundations, and nonprofit housing organizations that came together to pioneer an innovative approach to affordable housing investment and preservation. Until now, HPET has been principally owned by some of the nation's largest and most respected not-for-profit developers and operators of affordable and workforce housing for low- and moderate-income individuals and families. In partnership with HPET nonprofits, Lincoln Avenue Capital plans to purchase at least $150 million annually in workforce and affordable housing to expand HPET's investments.
The company will continue HPET's traditional focus on largely unsubsidized affordable housing (what is also referred to as "naturally occurring affordable housing" or "NOAH"). Their rents are lower than those of the area's housing market.
"Building and preserving affordable housing is one of the most important social causes of our time, HPET has pioneered and proven a powerful model for bringing together private and nonprofit partners to develop and sustain affordable and workforce housing that strengthens communities. Lincoln Avenue Capital is well equipped to build on this success. We are delighted to be partnering with leading nonprofit and philanthropic organizations that share our mission to increase HPET's impact across the country."
- Jeremy Bronfman, CEO and founder of Lincoln Avenue Capital.
Established in 2012, HPET was built on an idea first proposed by the Housing Partnership Network (HPN), a collaborative of 100 leading affordable housing and community development nonprofits, and other housing advocates. The group advanced the idea that more private capital would be attracted into affordable housing if a real estate investment trust (REIT) could be formed with some of the nation's largest and most respected nonprofit developers and operators of affordable multifamily housing. To put the concept into action, HPN and its members worked with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and other major investors including Citibank, Charles Schwab Bank, the Ford Foundation, Prudential, and Morgan Stanley Bank. Today, HPET serves nearly 3,000 households in seven U.S. states.
"Expanding access to safe, affordable homes is key to our country's fight against inequality and racial injustice, We are proud to have supported HPET's groundbreaking work since inception and excited that Lincoln Avenue's partnership with HPET's leading nonprofit housing organizations promises even greater scale and impact in the years ahead."
- Debra Schwartz, MacArthur's Managing Director for Impact Investments.
Lincoln Avenue Capital is expected to close on the purchase by the end of 2021. It will acquire a majority interest in HPET, which it will own alongside the other institutional investors, including the MacArthur Foundation. HPET's nonprofit partners will retain ownership of 7.5 percent of the company. Other investment partners include Prudential Impact Investments Private Equity LLC, Citibank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., and Charles Schwab Bank, SSB. Under Lincoln Avenue Capital's leadership, HPET will continue to aggressively seek out new housing investment opportunities and additional private capital. Beekman Advisors acted as investment banker for HPET in the transaction.
About LAC:
Lincoln Avenue Capital is one of the nation's fastest-growing developers and investors of affordable housing, providing high-quality, sustainable homes for low-income individuals, seniors, and families nationwide. LAC is a mission-driven organization with a portfolio that includes 88+ properties, comprising 15,000+ units and serving more than 43,000 residents across 14 states.
About HPET:
Housing Partnership Equity Trust (HPET) is a national, social-purpose real estate investment fund created by nonprofits to raise capital for affordable housing. HPET collaborates with its partners to acquire and preserve affordable rental housing in opportunity neighborhoods with the components critical to household success. HPET's nonprofit members are AHC Inc., Aeon, BRIDGE Housing Corporation, Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., Eden Housing, Inc., Enterprise Community Development, Inc., Hispanic Housing Development Corporation, Homes for America, Housing Partnership Network, LINC Housing Corporation, Mercy Housing, Nevada HAND, Inc., NHP Foundation, NHT Communities, and POAH.
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® | December 09, 2021
The Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR) announces an additional grant support for Smart Coast California, a 501(c)(6) organization founded by REALTORS® in response to sea level rise policies impacting coastal communities and property owners. The most recent grant in the amount of $495,000 was approved by the National Association of REALTOR® (NAR) on December 2, bringing the total grant awards this year to $1.07 million.
SDAR President Carla Farley also serves as the 2021 President of Smart Coast California. The organization was founded in 2019 to monitor coastal policies and be a strong voice advocating for the protection of communities and the property rights of homeowners. Smart Coast California membership includes 29 local REALTOR® associations along California's 1,100-mile coastline.
"The Greater San Diego Association of REALTORS® is not only the voice for real estate professionals, but also for property owners throughout San Diego County.We helped to form Smart Coast California to ensure a strong, unified voice was in place up and down California's coastline in defense of property rights and of our coastal communities."
-Farley
Previous grant funds totaling $300,000 were approved on October 5 by the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) IMPAC Trustees. The organization was earlier awarded $212,000 in August by NAR. The funds will be used to enhance monitoring capabilities, expand advocacy initiatives, and grow the organization.
"Few individuals are aware of some of the controversial policies being advanced by the California Coastal Commission, including managed retreat, which would require the removal of needed protective devices, such as sea walls," explained Farley. "These policies are an affront to property rights and would prevent our coastal communities and property owners from defending their homes and neighborhoods from rising seas," she continued. "Through Smart Coast California, we monitor and respond to the actions of the California Coastal Commission and advocate for balanced coastal management policies that will protect the unique character of our coastal communities and the property rights of the individuals who call these areas home."
At issue, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) is working with California's coastal cities and counties to update their Local Coastal Programs (LCPs) to account for sea level rise. Among the more controversial policies the CCC is recommending is "managed retreat," a coastal management policy that calls for relocation or removal of coastal structures, including homes, inland away from rising tides. This issue led to a decision on June 7 by the Del Mar City Council to withdraw their proposed update to their LCP, refusing to accept the CCC's recommended policies. Del Mar is now one of several cities who have withdrawn their proposal from consideration by the CCC.om
"We've been tremendously active up and down the coast over the past 18 months, including weighing in on 16 local coastal plans as well as several related California Coastal Commission actions and state legislative proposals,The support we've received from our state and national associations, in conjunction with the funds from our coalition of local REALTOR® associations throughout the state, is instrumental to the success we've enjoyed this year and expect to continue in the years ahead."
-Farley
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REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY
prnewswire | December 16, 2020
Paymints.io, a North Carolina based SaaS stage to move assets for land transactions, just arrived at an industry-first achievement by utilizing its foundation to dispense assets back to the customer.
The stage, which authoritatively dispatched toward the finish of Q3, 2020, is revolutionizing the business' method of trading installments during home purchasing and renegotiating measures. Worked by a group of specialists in innovation, land, loaning, and title protection, the group at paymints.io distinguished a vast opening in the moving of assets for sincere cash stores and money to close on renegotiates. As a large portion of the home purchasing venture has been digitized, moving assets or making installments is as yet done disconnected by paper checks or excursions to the bank to send a wire.
Changing How Money Moves
With the appearance of paymints.io, gone are the times of realtors minding checks or title organizations sitting tight for wires that never show up. The paymints.io solution permits the home purchaser to safely and electronically move assets by connecting their financial records to the stage and moving assets straightforwardly into the land business or title organization's escrow account. The customer entry and administrator dashboard give constant following of the exchange so both the customer and the escrow holder knows precisely where the assets are consistently.
"As experienced operators of a real estate tech company, we're hyper focused on the client experience," says Jason Doshi, Co-Founder of paymints.io. "Looking at the current client journey, it's easy to identify the gaps which drive the client offline and eventually disrupt an otherwise digital experience. The paymints.io solution meets the client at their needs but also offers efficiencies to the real estate brokerages and title companies which is why we feel it has gained so much traction, so early on. It's just what the industry needed!"
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