Shop Talk: A wholistic investment concept for affordable housing

Affordable housing remains a huge and growing problem in the United States, despite significant efforts to alleviate the situation. Our guest, Inna Khidekel, a partner in capital markets at Bridge Investment Group, points out the lack of affordable housing, which now affects more than 60 percent of the population, is turning out to be a major investment opportunity, provided investors move beyond traditional approaches. Bridge and other investment managers are taking an entirely new approach that involves partnering with social service organizations to help improve tenants’ lives and ultimately keeps them in place and paying the rent. Ms. Khidekel joins us to explain the concept. (09/2019)