Partnerships

Build With Us

Solving the workforce housing crisis requires builders, employers, municipalities, and advisors working together. FirstKey offers structured partnership pathways for each.

Builders

Build What the Market Needs — With Financing Support

Small and medium builders are the fastest path to new workforce-priced inventory. We provide land acquisition and construction lending to builders committed to producing homes within reach of middle-class buyers. In return, participating builders get favorable financing and access to our qualified buyer pipeline.

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  • Land acquisition and construction financing
  • Access to our pre-qualified buyer pipeline
  • Loans recycle — capital repayment funds next project
  • Priority partnership for infill and smaller-site development

Employers

Offer Workforce Housing as a Competitive Benefit

Long commutes and housing insecurity are retention and recruitment challenges you can't fully solve with salary alone. The FirstKey employer partnership program gives companies a mechanism to help their workforce employees access homeownership — without building housing themselves.

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  • Refer eligible employees to the program
  • Co-invest in the PAL pool as a corporate gift
  • Brand your workforce housing commitment externally
  • Measurable impact reporting for CSR and ESG goals

Municipalities

Align Policy With a Proven Model

Municipalities facing workforce housing shortages can co-invest in the FirstKey model, refer eligible residents and employees, and publicly align with a civic-trust institution committed to practical housing solutions — not political theater.

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  • Co-invest grant or program funds alongside FirstKey capital
  • Refer city/county workforce employees to the program
  • Policy alignment and public partnership acknowledgment
  • Joint reporting on regional workforce housing outcomes

Advisors & Sponsors

Lend Your Expertise or Capital

Attorneys, financial advisors, board members, and institutional sponsors can contribute expertise, capital, and credibility to the program. Advisory and sponsorship relationships are structured to reflect the level of involvement and contribution.

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  • Advisory council membership for domain experts
  • Institutional sponsorship with naming recognition
  • Program design input and governance participation
  • Annual impact reports and program transparency

Not Sure Where You Fit?

Tell us a bit about your organization and goals. We'll help you find the right partnership structure.

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