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Walton Unveils US Land Fund For Offshore Investors

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Walton Global (Walton), a real estate investment, land banking and land asset management company, has launched the United States (US) Land Income & Growth Fund for offshore investors.

The private investment vehicle completed its first close in October 2025 and focused on income generation and long-term capital appreciation through US residential land, addressing the country’s housing supply imbalance.

The launch follows Walton’s earlier introductions of a publicly offered fund in Japan and a registered investment vehicle in Hong Kong, reflecting continued overseas demand for US land-backed strategies.

“The fund is intended for institutional and high-net-worth investors seeking stable income and long-term growth through US real asset exposure,” said its Managing Director, Middle East, Tim Haywood in a statement.

The hybrid strategy provides short- to mid-term financing to large national US homebuilders, secured by first-lien interests in residential land, with the land title held as collateral, generating income from interest payments.

Concurrently, the fund acquires pre-development residential land in US metropolitan areas characterised by population growth, housing undersupply, and sustained homebuilder demand.

Walton noted that the strategy targets earlier opportunities in the housing value chain, where capital is secured by land rather than finished housing or consumer demand, offering investors asset-backed exposure with reduced reliance on leverage or market timing.

Certified as Shariah-compliant by Masryef Advisory, the fund expands access for investors with Islamic finance and ethical investment mandates that require tangible, asset-backed structures.

The US Land Income & Growth Fund is available to qualified investors through multiple global platforms. It is registered in the Cayman Islands and managed by US Land Manager (BVI) Limited, an affiliate of Walton’s parent company.

-- BERNAMA