We offer tailored solutions to fund large-scale housing projects, empower financial intermediaries to expand housing finance, and manage impactful investments in affordable housing development.
Provides financing and advisory solutions to expand affordable housing, serving clients in mortgage finance, housing microfinance, trade finance, SMEs in the housing value chain, housing funds, mortgage refinancing, and rent-to-own markets.
Funding and advisory for transformative urban development, supporting private sector project finance, corporate loans, last mile infrastructure, student accommodation, urban regeneration, alternative building technologies, and social housing programs.
Structures large-scale projects with governments and private partners, supporting state housing corporations, social housing programs, rent-to-own initiatives, urban regeneration, and equity investments or joint ventures.
Mobilizes capital for inclusive development through green, resilient, and climate finance, gender-responsive investments, SMEs and trade finance, bulk infrastructure, Islamic finance, and diaspora-focused opportunities.
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We offer tailored solutions to fund large-scale housing projects, empower financial intermediaries to expand housing finance, and manage impactful investments in affordable housing development. our projects and portfolio to see how we are making an impact.

In May 2024, Acorn Holdings recently secured USD 180,000,000 from the US Development Finance Corporation (DFC) for affordable student housing. The partnership is expected to result in 210+ homes constructed and 434 jobs created.

The loan aimed to facilitate the creation of mortgages for affordable housing, ranging from 16 million Naira (US$21,000) to 32 million Naira (US$42,000), enabling home completion, improvement, or extension. It is associated with 210+ homes to be constructed and 434 jobs created.

The primary objective was to utilize the facility for mortgage origination, home extension, and improvement. The facility is expected to support the construction of more than 217 homes, improve life conditions of more than 1,085 persons, and create about 434 jobs.

The primary objective was to utilize the facility for the construction of 2,500 residential housing units, mortgage origination, home extension, and improvement. Additionally, funds would be used for onward lending to affordable housing projects and small-scale commercial projects such as shopping malls. It is expected to create 1,500 jobs.
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