Real estate finance veteran Eric J. Kim has joined Haven Realty Capital as Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets.

At Haven Realty Capital, a leading single-family rental (SFR) investor and operator, Kim will focus on expanding the firm’s equity and debt platforms through his relationships with institutional partners and equity investors.  He will also play key role in the management of the company’s existing discretionary SFR fund business. 

Kim brings to Haven more than two decades of experience in the SFR industry and real estate capital markets working with a wide range of investors, including pension funds, private equity funds, high-net-worth individuals and family offices, foundations, endowments and sovereign wealth funds.

“Eric’s experience and industry knowledge along with the trust he has cultivated with investors makes him a valuable addition to our team,” said Haven CEO and Founder Sudha Reddy. 

Prior to joining Haven Realty Capital, Kim was co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for SFR investment management platforms RealtyAlgo and InvestReal.  Previously, he was Chief Development Officer and Head of Capital Markets at True Investments, a Newport Beach, CA family office with 1,200 SFR assets across 13 markets.  Eric also spent nearly a decade in the New York Investment Banking houses of Zelman & Associates, Keefe Bruyette and Woods, Lehman Brothers and UBS Investment Bank.  During his investment banking career, he advised and executed more than $45 billion of real estate and housing transactions including public equity & debt offerings, private placements, mergers & acquisitions, and restructurings.  He began his career as an assistant portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office of BlackRock.  

Kim has a BA in Social Science from the University of California, Irvine and an MBA in Finance and Real Estate from Cornell University.