SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — EAH Housing has hired Duane Hopkins as chief financial officer. Hopkins has worked in financial leadership roles since 2000, with 15 years dedicated specifically to affordable housing and real estate development. In his new role, Hopkins will oversee financial strategy, accounting, treasury, governance support, operations and information technology. He previously served in senior leadership roles at Housing Catalyst in Colorado and the Oakland Housing Authority, where he managed financial strategy, oversaw development pipelines and led organizational restructuring efforts.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — CF Capital, a multifamily investment firm focused on assets in the Midwest and Southwest, has hired Alex Terauds as acquisitions principal. Terauds will work with the firm’s leadership and acquisition team to evaluate new investment opportunities. He has held prior leadership roles at Sunset Property Solutions, where he led approximately $120 million in acquisitions, and The Connor Group, where he oversaw acquisition underwriting, executing about $1.7 billion in dispositions and acquisitions as well as assisting in the launch of a preferred debt fund.
NEW YORK CITY — Affordable housing investment and development firm Jonathan Rose Cos. has appointed Brandon Kearse president, managing partner and chief investment officer. Kearse joined the company in 2015 as an associate director. In his new role, he will drive strategy and oversee operations across acquisitions, recapitalizations and investor relations. Jonathan Rose Cos. was founded in 1989. Its portfolio includes approximately 20,000 units across 14 states and Washington, D.C.
BETHESDA, MD., NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop and Pretium have launched a $250 million joint venture to provide financing for affordable housing. The new group, known as Walker & Dunlop Affordable Bridge Capital, will originate flexible, short-term first-mortgage bridge loans for properties that are being acquired, refinanced or prepared for long-term government programs such as LIHTC, Section 8 or tax-exempt bonds. The joint venture will offer flexible, interest-only bridge financing with loan sizes ranging from $10 million to $75 million and terms between six and 36 months.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gilbane Development has hired Brian Killinger as head of asset management, a role that requires oversight and growth of a national portfolio of more than 8,000 multifamily units, 3,550 purpose-built student housing beds as well as other retail and office assets. Prior to joining Providence-based Gilbane, Killinger directed a regional portfolio of 200 multifamily properties consisting of approximately 70,000 apartments in the Eastern United States in his capacity as senior vice president, asset management, at LivCor, a Chicago-based subsidiary of The Blackstone Group. Killinger works out of …
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — Morgan Properties has acquired Dream Residential Real Estate Investment Trust, a public Canadian REIT, for $345 million. Acquisition of the Toronto-based REIT included 15 properties now privately owned by Conshohocken-based Morgan Properties. The properties comprise 3,300 units in metro areas throughout Texas, Ohio, Kentucky and Oklahoma. Morgan will invest $58 million in interior and exterior enhancements and amenity upgrades in the 15 communities, which were developed between 1968 and 2002. In 2025, Morgan has completed $1.5 billion in acquisitions, comprising approximately 14,000 units and 80 properties. TD …
TORONTO AND MINNEAPOLIS — Toronto-based commercial investment and lending firm Peakhill Capital has acquired Minneapolis-based commercial banking firm Venture Capital Mortgage. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. According to Peakhill, the merger represents an expansion of business in the United States, specifically an increase in bridge and life correspondent lending, joint venture equity platforms and access to a broadened borrower base across multifamily, office, retail and industrial sectors. Double Peak Advisors represented Peakhill in the transaction.
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CEI Launches Affordable Housing Investment Partnership
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based developer Cypress Equity Investments (CEI) and an unnamed Florida-based investment firm have partnered to build or acquire approximately $1.2 billion worth of affordable housing communities. The venture is being launched with 11 ground-up projects that are already in place in California and Florida. Target markets for future opportunities include the Carolinas, Tennessee, Texas and some markets in the Northeast. Some of the deal characteristics CEI is seeking will include communities with on-site resident services, developments that partner with nonprofits and acquisitions of other existing institutional …
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. — Milhaus, an Indianapolis-based developer, owner and property manager, has acquired the property management division of Altamonte Springs-based developer ContraVest, marking Milhaus’ entry into the third-party property management business and expanding its presence in Florida. Under the agreement, Milhaus will assume residential management at eight multifamily properties. Skyhawk Capital Advisors acted as financial advisor to ContraVest in the transaction. In Florida, Milhaus has developed and manages Canopy at Babcock Ranch, as well as projects in Tampa, such as The Hite and Notch Apartments, Lector 85 and Artistry …
CHICAGO — Kiser Group, a Chicago-based multifamily brokerage firm, has launched an affordable housing division and appointed Alex Mora and Spencer Burd as directors. The newly formed group will advise clients on mission-driven and community-impact development and investment. “Our goal is to guide clients through the unique financial and regulatory challenges of affordable housing,” said Burd. “By combining market insight with a focus on social impact, we can create solutions that benefit both investors and the communities they serve.”
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