2025 Year in Review: Amy Rubenstein, Clear Investment Group LLC

What accomplishment or milestone stood out for you or your firm in 2025? In 2025, our defining milestone was launching our 2^nd flagship fund, Clear Opportunities Fund II, closing our 1^st round in November. This is a testament to investor confidence and the strength of our strategy and capability of our team. In spite of market volatility, we expanded our value-add portfolio, executed impactful renovations that elevated resident experience, growing our investor community. This year reinforced our ability to deliver consistent performance while scaling with discipline and staying true to our mission – restoring safe, affordable housing, for the workforce of America.

As you look ahead to 2026, which emerging trends or shifts will shape opportunities for you, your firm, or your market sector? Looking ahead to 2026, we see converging shifts creating opportunity: sustained demand for attainable housing, evolving lender dynamics, moderating interest rates supporting improved deal flow, and the rising impact of AI-enabled asset management as a practical efficiency driver. These trends will favor firms that adapt quickly, operate with discipline, and make conviction-led decisions. We expect to raise and deploy capital in a more active market as pricing realigns, positioning tech-enabled, resident-focused operators to outperform. This will strengthen long-term performance across sectors.