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IMPACT
Where Capital Flows, Communities Stabilize.
We deploy institutional capital into the workforce housing gap — preserving affordability, modernizing aging stock, and generating competitive returns where traditional investors don’t go.
“We preserve and restore existing workforce housing supply in markets underserved by institutional capital — without government subsidy, without displacement, and without compromising returns.”
Our Commitment

A Market-Based Solution to a National Crisis

America’s workforce housing crisis is not primarily a policy failure — it is a capital allocation failure. Institutional investors have systematically bypassed mid-size, distressed multifamily assets, creating a structural void that disciplined operators are uniquely positioned to fill.

Clear Investment Group acquires, restores, and stabilizes properties that serve essential workers — the teachers, healthcare workers, municipal employees, and skilled tradespeople who are the backbone of every community. These households earn too much for public housing yet are increasingly priced out of the market.

Our strategy is deliberately counter-cyclical and structurally additive: we deploy capital into markets and asset classes that institutional investors have vacated, preserving affordable supply that would otherwise be lost to continued deterioration or speculative repositioning.

At CIG, the social outcomes and the financial returns are the same mechanism — not a tradeoff. The operational work that preserves affordability and stabilizes communities is precisely what drives NOI and investor returns.

Our Impact eBook shares the metrics, policies, and outcomes behind that work, from preserving naturally occurring affordable housing and preventing tenant displacement to strengthening climate resilience and building a diverse, inclusive team. We invite you to explore how we measure and report on the impact we create alongside the returns we deliver.

Additionality

For investors under ERISA, state pension mandates, or foundation ESG policy statements, CIG offers genuine additionality — capital deployed where institutional markets have historically failed to reach, preserving supply that market forces alone would not protect.

Impact Measurement

CIG measures its impact using 9 standardized metrics from the GIIN IRIS+ 5.3c Catalog — the global standard for impact measurement used by institutional investors worldwide. Our metrics span all three ESG pillars: Environmental, Social, and Governance. We track impact through 9 metrics spanning affordability preservation, tenant retention, displacement prevention, and climate resilience.

Three Pillars

Environmental, Social & Governance

Environmental
Environmental

Every capital program embeds environmental modernization — reducing embodied carbon, lowering utility costs, and building long-term resilience into aging housing stock.

  • High-efficiency boilers, LED retrofits & weatherization
  • Water conservation systems across all units
  • Rooftop solar integration on eligible properties
  • GIIN IRIS+ Reporting Framework
Social
Social

CIG preserves affordable rents for workforce households without government subsidy. Value is generated through operational expertise — not at the expense of the residents we serve.

  • 50–80% AMI served across stabilized portfolio
  • Zero displacement — formal anti-displacement policy
  • 64% reduction in police calls, DeKalb IL
  • Aligned with UN SDG 11
Governance
Governance

100% woman-owned and woman-led, with 85% female and minority employees. Institutional-grade reporting, aligned incentives, and 20+ years of disciplined execution.

  • WBENC-certified woman-owned business
  • 85% female and minority workforce
  • IRIS+ governance metrics tracked
  • 37.3% net IRR / 2.31× MOIC track record
By the Numbers

A Track Record That Speaks for Itself

CIG’s historical performance demonstrates that workforce housing restoration — executed with operational expertise and institutional rigor — delivers competitive risk-adjusted returns without compromising affordability or community outcomes.

37.3%
Net IRR to investors over 20+ years
2.31×
Multiple on invested capital
64%
Reduction in police calls, DeKalb IL 
- within 12 months
85%
Female and minority employees
Women's Business Enterprise National Council – Certified Woman-Owned Business

Clear Investment Group is WBENC-certified (Cert. No. WBE2400822, valid through March 15, 2027 — view certificate), 100% woman-owned, and woman-led — reflecting a commitment to diversity that extends from ownership through every level of the organization. 85% of CIG’s employees are female or from minority backgrounds.

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Mission-Aligned Capital, Welcome Here

For ESG & Impact Investors

CIG is actively building relationships with mission-aligned capital partners — including ESG-mandated institutional investors, impact funds, community development finance institutions, and philanthropic organizations. We engage directly with LP-specific reporting requirements including GRESB, IRIS+, and custom ESG frameworks.

Investor Relations

If our strategy aligns with your mandate, we welcome a direct conversation about how CIG can serve as a complement to your impact or ESG allocation.

Interested in Investing? Learn More about Fund II