Matthew Haas

Senior RM & Banker at KeyBank CDLI

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With over 30 years of affordable housing and community development experience, I have worked in three large urban markets - New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles - for a variety of key organizations (a large city housing development agency, a community development nonprofit, a state housing agency, 3 LIHTC syndicators, a national & regional bank, a GSE, and a CDFI) across the spectrum of urban redevelopment and reinvestment. I have an extensive background in multifamily housing design, planning and finance as well as underwriting charter schools, assisted living facilities, child care centers and community ventures.

In 2021, I joined KeyBank’s Community Development Lending and Investing West Coast Team to advance affordable housing in CA, AZ, NM and NV. This provides me with the opportunity to work with developers and owners of affordable housing and to increase production and preserve existing affordable housing at a time when there is a large affordable housing crisis.

Prior to this position for just over a decade, I was Director of Investor Relations for Berkadia Affordable Housing Tax Credit Solutions (formerly Riverside Capital), a national LIHTC syndicator and also Merritt Community Capital, a CA nonprofit LIHTC syndicator. I advanced investment partnerships with close to 100 national and regional banks and insurance companies helping to finance, create and preserve 5,000 units of quality affordable housing. During this period, I raised just over $750 million by closing several large CA multi funds, a regional CA & CO fund, and a single asset club fund.

Other positions I have held included Deputy Director of California Lending at the Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), Senior Multifamily Manager in the Community Investments Group for the Western Region at Fannie Mae as well as VP and Relationship Client Manager Bank of America Community Development Banking Team in Los Angeles.

I am currently interested in the emergence and growth of modular factory built housing, office to mixed use residential conversion, social impact investing, missing middle housing, innovations in healthier housing, & inclusive community capital by CDFIs.

Finally and most importantly, I am the parent of two amazing young adults, Noah and Amelia (Wesleyan Class of 2026 and 2028), helping them to realize and chase their dreams and find their passion in life as well recognize their privilege by assisting those less fortunate.

Please note - none of my posts are reflective of my employer position or policy in any way. All opinions are my own.