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Why IMPACT May Offer Stability in an Institution's Fixed-Income Portfolio

While many investors use impact strategies to fulfill a desire to promote social good, we believe that affordable housing has built-in characteristics (along with the low correlation we’ve discussed in previous posts) that make affordable housing debt a source for stable, attractive, long-duration investment.

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IMPACT talks affordable housing investments in IPE Real Assets

Impact investing has quickly become a hot topic in institutional real estate circles.

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Hear from CEO Jeff Brenner in a recent article in ImpactAlpha on how capital can lower risks for institutional investors and lower costs to enable developers to build affordable housing.

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CEO Jeff Brenner Discusses Affordable Housing

Read an excerpt from IMPACT's article featured in Multifamily Executive Magazine, in which CEO Jeff Brenner dispels the misconceptions of affordable housing investments.

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The Opportunities of Investing in Affordable Housing: Part 2

In our last blog, IMPACT presented analysis of the performance potential of affordable housing investments in the post-2008 era. In this follow-up blog post, we’ll examine another opportunity for institutional investors seeking entry into impact investing: The diversification attributes of affordable housing investments.

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The Opportunities of Investing in Affordable Housing: Part 1

In this blog and an upcoming companion, we’ll outline the opportunities presented by the affordable housing investments IMPACT pioneered 20 years ago.

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Innovating Securitization of Affordable Housing

Hear from CEO Jeff Brenner in a recent article in Responsible Investor, in which IMPACT is also recognized for its early innovation in the securitization of affordable housing investments.

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How Community Happens Through Impact Investing

Nearly 20 years ago, IMPACT got its start financing affordable housing. But we knew that increasing the supply of quality, deeply affordable housing was not enough. We began thinking about how we might leverage our experience and investor base to create the other building blocks of communities.

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CIO Michael Lohmeier Discusses Affordable Housing Debt

Featured in Multi-Housing News, IMPACT CIO Michael Lohmeier outlines the criteria for making affordable housing debt an investable asset class for institutional investors.

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Moving Capital from Wall Street to Main Street

In our previous entries, IMPACT CEO Jeff Brenner and I highlighted the vast need for affordable housing across the United States and offered examples of new affordable housing developments IMPACT has financed to help alleviate the shortage. These examples illustrate the role we play in bridging the gap between Wall Street and Main Street.

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