Eden Ham

Vice President, Investor Relations

Eden Ham is Vice President of Investor Relations at Civitas Capital Group. He is responsible for market development and investor pipeline through high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors.

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Mr. Ham has more than 15 years of experience in commercial real estate investment and capital raising. He spearheaded a $900 million capital raise for commercial real estate debt and equity investments through Korean institutional investors.

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Prior to joining Civitas, Mr. Ham was a Vice President at a boutique private equity firm, where he oversaw market development and capital raising in Asia. Previously, he worked as a reporter for Builder's Daily Newspaper, the leading media publication for Korean real estate and construction.

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Mr. Ham holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Korea, and an MBA and Master of Science in Real Estate from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is fluent in Korean and Japanese.

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Eden In The News

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Eden is a seasoned columnist and blogger focused on U.S. real estate markets for various Korean publications. He has written a monthly column on U.S. real estate for the Hanmi Global blog and newsletter since 2015, with his columns also carried by Chosun Daily, Korea's largest newspaper. Prior to 2015, he wrote a weekly column on U.S. real estate trends for Daehan Economy.

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Below are a sample of his articles for you to enjoy:

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Authored EB-5 Insights

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"The EB-5 Visa Investment: Understanding the ROI," Eden breaks down EB-5 ROI across three dimensions – immigration value, timeline advantage, and capital return – examining permanent residency benefits alongside the visa set-aside provisions of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 (RIA) that can ease country-specific backlogs.

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"Understanding the EB-5 'Grandfathering' Deadline of September 30, 2026," Eden examines the RIA grandfathering provision that protects regional center petitions filed by the September 30, 2026 deadline from authorization lapses, the interplay between filing timelines and petition completeness, and related considerations including concurrent filing and priority processing for rural projects.

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Eden Hyunil Ham