Emily Goodman Shortall Avanath Capital Management

Avanath is an investment firm that acquires, owns, renovates, and operates affordable, workforce, and value-oriented apartment communities across the U.S. Avanath partners with institutional investors u2013 both domestically and internationally u2013 to deliver quality primary housing in major metropolitan and suburban markets. A primary focus of our mission is to provide hard working families higher quality, well maintained, and safe value rental housing u2013 a base for their pursuit of the American Dream. We invest not only in brick and mortar but in on-site services, amenities and activities that add value to properties and bring our residentsu2019 desired lifestyles within reach. Families with incomes of $30,000 to $80,000 represent the largest segment of the rental housing market. We regard the ability to serve this market as a social, cultural and financial opportunity.