Investment Strategies for Community Owned Real Estate

Investing in community-led real estate infrastructure is a powerful strategy that promotes the security of place, creates affordability, builds wealth, and supports Black and Brown leadership of community real estate development. Community-based developers and developers of color have long faced barriers to capital, while private real estate investing firms are able to amass billions in capital to buy up distressed assets. Today, we can reimagine land and housing by using an array of investment strategies to expand community ownership, enable community-led investment decisions and build community wealth. Join us to learn about innovative community-based real estate efforts from across the state that are preserving low-income communities of color, decommodifying housing, and promoting community empowerment. We’ll discuss the variety of impact investing tools foundations can use to support community.

Speakers

• Faizah Barlas, Director of Finance and Operations, Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust
• Annie McShiras, Investment and Fundraising Director, East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative
• Gregorio “Goyo” Ortiz-Muñoz, Community Development Choreographer, Casa Familiar Inc.