There is a new world order when it comes to investor demands. As investment managers seek to narrow the homeownership divide across Southeast Asia, it is no longer only about smart money — it has become about heart money with impactful social returns.
Driving capital-efficient growth in inclusive homeownership
In my conversations with managers, we no longer only consider financial returns. Instead, real estate and other investment companies increasingly want to generate social returns. These managers want to create more meaning in their investment decisions: They want to park their capital where it will reap returns that contribute significantly to making our world better. This seismic shift in the private capital fundraising ecosystem is driving a growing cohort of investment managers to plan for exit strategies that count for something: to invest for good and be the ones to steer this thriving demand for funds and portfolios built on meani
