Starwood Capital, Trez Capital Form US Residential Land Finance Partnership
The two firms are joining forces to pursue land acquisition and development financing for single-family housing communities across the United States.
Starwood Capital Group and Trez Capital have announced a strategic partnership targeting residential land financing in the United States, the two firms said, reflecting their shared belief in the long-term potential of single-family community development.
Miami-based Starwood Capital Group, a prominent global private investment firm, is teaming with Vancouver-based Trez Capital to focus specifically on land acquisition and development financing — a capital-intensive segment of the housing market that supports the earliest stages of new community construction.
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The partnership comes at a time when the U.S. housing sector continues to grapple with an undersupply of single-family homes, putting pressure on builders and developers to secure financing for new land entitlement and development projects. Land financing has historically been viewed as higher-risk, making institutional capital from established players like Starwood and Trez particularly significant.
By combining their respective expertise and capital bases, the two firms aim to address a funding gap in the residential land space, positioning themselves to support developers as demand for new housing communities persists across key U.S. markets. The announcement was made jointly from Miami and Vancouver.
Continue reading at Real Estate for additional details on the terms and strategic goals of the Starwood Capital and Trez Capital partnership.
