In 2025. real estate developers are rediscovering the appeal of single-family homes as one of the most stable asset classes in today’s volatile market. The U.S. housing market’s supply-demand imbalance has only deepened, and detached homes are uniquely positioned to capture household preferences for space, schools, and community stability. With institutional capital increasingly targeting single-family homes, developers are experiencing significant profits through a variety of exit strategies— such as merchant sales, forward-purchase agreements, or long-term rental operations.
Single-family homes line up with the U.S. market’s current demand trends. Harvard’s 2025 State of the Nation’s Housing notes that “as of early 2025, prices are up 60 percent nationwide since 2019”. And for single-family homes specifically, Freddie Mac’s January 2025 outlook echoed this durability, expecting “house price appreciation to moderate… while still maintaining a positive trajectory.”
Demand for single-family homes remains strong. The Associated Press reported in July that “investors bought nearly 27% of all homes sold in the first quarter of 2025.” And the Census Bureau put July single-family starts at an annualized “939,000,” confirming that most incremental U.S. housing production—and the land/lot value it creates—still rests with the detached home form factor.
For developers, single-family offers the rare mix of consistent demand and operating durability that other asset classes lack in 2025.
And developers are increasingly turning to EB-5 as an alternative capital source to finance their single-family housing projects.
A recent New York Times article explains how funding from EB-5 investors is significantly cheaper than traditional sources: “ A $100 million 19-story apartment building qualifies for about $35 million of EB-5 funding. Traditional mezzanine debt financing for such a project might come with an interest rate of 10 or 12 percent … but the developer will pay 5 to 7 percent for EB-5 funding.”
EB5AN has partnered with top developers across multiple asset classes—luxury condominiums, hotels, resort communities, and more. But the single-family home developments we have sponsored have been exceptionally successful.
“Single-family is one of the asset classes we specialize in,” explains Sam Silverman, managing partner of EB5AN. “We’ve raised very significant amounts of EB-5 capital for these projects and seen firsthand how developers not only reduce expenses but also gain quicker access to funds.”
“This helps them complete their developments, often ahead of schedule and under budget.”
Since 2022 alone, we have raised over $800 million in EB-5 funds for the developers we partner with. If you are seeking a below-market source of funding for your single-family home project, no other EB-5 firm can match EB5AN’s record of success in single-family home projects.
In this post, we’ll examine our portfolio of institutional-quality single-family home projects and our significant share of the EB-5 market.
EB5AN’s Single-Family Home Projects: Sponsoring Consistently Successful Developments
- Twin Lakes, Georgia — Kolter’s 1,300-Home Community for 55+ Adults (Secured Loan)
- Rocky River— 1,120 Homes Near Charlotte, North Carolina (Secured Loan)
- Spring Haven—Kolter’s Latest Cresswind Community in Georgia (Secured Loan)
EB5AN’s Industry-Leading Track Record
Choose EB5AN—Save Time and Cut Expenses on Your Single-Family Home Project
EB5AN’s Single-Family Home Projects: Sponsoring Consistently Successful Developments
Twin Lakes, Georgia — Kolter’s 1,300-Home Community for 55+ Adults (Secured Loan)
Twin Lakes is a large-scale, age-qualified single-family community in Hoschton, Georgia that has already validated demand at scale—more than 800 of the planned 1,300 homes have sold, and the community took home the 2023 OBIE “55+ Housing Community of the Year.” For a horizontal-plus-amenities developer, that combination—absorption plus brand reputation—translates directly into more predictable takedown schedules and lower marketing friction for subsequent phases. In this fund, EB-5 is structured as a secured loan sized at $80 million with a five-year term, deployed into construction spending.
Twin Lakes is part of Kolter’s successful Cresswind brand of single-family home communities.
Kolter’s track record is one of the project’s main selling points. Across the Southeast, Kolter has invested in nearly $30 billion in development since 1997, completed 100+ residential communities, delivered 27,000+ homes, and never failed to repay a loan. EB5AN has been Kolter’s EB-5 partner on over 10 EB-5 projects, with 100% USCIS project approvals and all EB-5 capital either repaid or in good standing.
From a fundraising and execution standpoint, Twin Lakes has been one of EB5AN’s most productive single-family projects. The project has received multiple I-956F exemplar approvals for its various funds, and—importantly for developers—investors across Twin Lakes funds have cleared 200+ Form I-526E approvals. In the current fund, an investor who filed in September 2024 was approved in May 2025—about seven months—making this an especially appealing project for EB-5 investors.
Kolter: A Developer with 25+ Years of Experience
Rocky River— 1,120 Homes Near Charlotte, North Carolina (Secured Loan)
Rocky River extends Kolter’s Cresswind brand into the Charlotte area with a planned 1,120-home community on a 350-acre Phase I site acquired November 4, 2024. Construction started immediately thereafter, and the model home park is already underway, targeted to be completed by year-end 2025. This mirrors Kolter’s formula that has delivered sales at 13 prior Cresswind communities (6,300+ homes sold, 5,800+ delivered).
On the capital side, the Rocky River EB-5 tranche is an $80 million secured loan with a five-year term, sized to fund horizontal infrastructure and amenities. EB5AN structured this nearly identically to Twin Lakes for a reason: USCIS has already approved this model through multiple I-956F exemplar approvals on Twin Lakes, and the prior Rocky River fund itself received I-956F exemplar approval—so the same loan security, job methodology, and compliance framework are in place. What is more, the first Rocky River I-526E approval landed in ~6.5 months (filed November 2024; approved May 2025), making this a highly desirable EB-5 project for investors.
Rocky River takes a phased approach to construction. For developers, that means EB-5 is not “slow money”—it is scheduled, draw-certified capital that accelerates construction and helps you deliver units more quickly.
Rocky River is the pattern to emulate for developers of single-family homes in the Southeast: a recognized brand, a rural status that attracts investors, and a carefully structured EB-5 deal.
Spring Haven—Kolter’s Latest Cresswind Community in Georgia (Secured Loan)
Spring Haven extends Kolter’s proven Cresswind brand into Newnan, Georgia, with a master-planned single-family home community already under construction. The project follows Kolter’s established formula—build infrastructure early, deliver furnished model homes quickly, and deliver an exceptional lifestyle community for active adults. Construction is well underway, with $117.9 million already spent as of July 2025.
The EB-5 tranche is structured as a secured loan, mirroring the framework that has already proven successful at Twin Lakes and Rocky River. That means investors and developers alike benefit from a familiar model. EB-5 capital is targeted toward horizontal and amenity infrastructure and makes a phased approach possible, helping to accelerate unit delivery and reduce uncertainty for the developer.
EB5AN’s Industry-Leading Track Record
EB5AN is an execution-focused capital partner for single-family home developers. Since 2013, we’ve sponsored more than 15 EB-5 projects across multiple asset classes with total development costs exceeding $2.9 billion, and every EB-5 fund has either been repaid or remains in good standing. That track record matters on the jobsite: it shows our efficiency in managing EB-5 capital so builders can stay on schedule.
Our role is to design EB-5 deals that work for developers first. We engage early to align terms, timelines, and deployment mechanics with real construction needs. Our team brings deep real-estate capital experience and partners with the best developers across the U.S.
We also take on the heavy lift of USCIS compliance so your team doesn’t have to. EB-5 offerings require a precise I-956F submission—covering the confidential offering memorandum, partnership or loan agreements, the business plan, economic impact analysis, TEA qualification, conflict-of-interest disclosures, and policies for monitoring securities sales. We make sure each offering is compliant and framed to be marketable to EB-5 investors.
Once an EB-5 project receives I-956F approval, it is recognized by USCIS as compliant, which typically reduces project-level questions on investors’ petitions. That helps projects sell faster and reach their targeted capital raise.
We have maintained a 100% USCIS approval rate on our EB-5 projects, and we’ve achieved 18 I-956F approvals—more than any other regional center to our knowledge—with our fastest issued in just 1.6 months versus an industry average of roughly 8.5 months.
Additionally, EB-5 investors consistently choose EB5AN-sponsored projects; since 2022 alone, more than 500 I-526E petitions tied to our projects have been approved.
Choose EB5AN—Save Time and Cut Expenses on Your Single-Family Home Project
For developers of single-family home projects, EB5AN offers a proven, execution-focused capital solution that aligns with the realities of residential construction. Our track record shows that EB-5 capital, when structured correctly, is not only cheaper than traditional financing but also predictable and timely—deployed through scheduled, draw-certified disbursements that match a project’s development pace. Whether structured as secured loans or preferred equity, our EB-5 funding integrates cleanly into the capital stack, giving developers flexibility to accelerate horizontal work, deliver amenities, and release homes in step with absorption. Just as importantly, our 100% USCIS project approval record and industry-leading I-956F turnaround times translate into faster investor subscriptions—making fundraising efficient and reliable.
Choosing EB5AN means working with a partner that has raised more than $800 million since 2022 and consistently delivered results for developers of large-scale, institutional-quality single-family communities.
EB5AN has demonstrated how EB-5 capital can support a variety of single-family projects. Developers who partner with us gain not just below-market capital, but also an experienced EB-5 team that manages compliance end-to-end, allowing them to focus on building. For single-family home developers in 2025, the choice is clear: EB5AN is the most reliable partner to raise EB-5 capital and bring ambitious projects to market.
To speak with us about raising EB-5 capital for your project, schedule a free consultation today.
