# Affordable Housing Handbook

The Affordable Housing Handbook is a field guide for those who want to do well, do good and do more to make rental housing more affordable in the United States.

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## [Say Hello to The Multifamily Impact Framework](https://housingimpact.substack.com/p/say-hello-to-the-multifamily-impact)

_2026-08-19 · Bob Simpson_

Industry Standards for Impact-Driven Multifamily Impact Investments

## [We Have Moved!](https://housingimpact.substack.com/p/we-have-moved)

_2026-08-06 · Bob Simpson_

A Different Neighborhood. The Same Community.

## [What Really Makes Us Sick](https://housingimpact.substack.com/p/what-really-makes-us-sick)

_2026-07-15 · Bob Simpson_

The cyclospora parasite sounds bad, but it's better for your health than being housing cost-burdened.

## [Making Affordable Investable and Why Things Might Be Easier if We Were All Just a Little Less Smart.](https://housingimpact.substack.com/p/things-that-we-can-do-things-that)

_2026-07-07 · Bob Simpson_

The One Where Bob and Stephanie talk about affordable housing

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203426199/5911fb79773364f76a74e0b1791c4604.mp3)

## [The $546,000 Door](https://housingimpact.substack.com/p/the-546000-door)

_2026-06-23_

Build America, Buy America has the right goal. For affordable housing, it raises costs deals can’t absorb and stalls the homes America needs. Here’s the fix.

## [Preserving Affordability Through Impact-Driven Ownership](https://housingimpact.substack.com/p/preserving-affordability-through)

_2026-06-16_

Why resident outcomes, operational efficiency, and long-term investment performance are increasingly aligned

## [IMPACT MAKES THE MATH WORK](https://housingimpact.substack.com/p/impact-that-makes-the-math-work)

_2026-06-09 · Bob Simpson_

New research is helping to quantify and communicate how investments in affordability and sustainability create financial value for investors.

## [Why Institutional Capital Is Moving Into Affordable Multifamily Housing](https://housingimpact.substack.com/p/why-institutional-capital-is-moving-145)

_2026-06-02 · Bob Simpson_

And how we are making it scale.

## [The Model Isn’t the Problem. The Money Is.](https://housingimpact.substack.com/p/the-model-isnt-the-problem-the-money)

_2026-05-26_

Non-subsidized affordable housing preservation works. What stops it from working more is a lack of equity capital. Non-profit organizations can help put that capital to work.

## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0NmeqyZVAwZi)

_2026-05-26 · **Sponsored**_

AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time.

## [A New Era for Community Investment](https://housingimpact.substack.com/p/a-new-era-for-community-investment)

_2026-05-19_

What the Historic $10 Billion New Markets Tax Credit Allocation Means for America’s Most Vulnerable Communities