Preserving Affordable Housing with 75% Returns

About this episode

Dr. Canaan Van Williams discusses financing methods for preserving affordable housing while ensuring strong investor returns.

Dr. Canaan Van Williams explains how Proactive Sustainable Bonds finance the preservation of naturally occurring affordable housing—manufactured home communities, older apartments, and SRO motels—keeping rents below market while targeting strong investor returns. The conversation breaks down how the private bond structure works, why preservation beats replacement, and how factory-built housing can scale units faster and more efficiently.

People in this episode

Host: Eugene Gershman

Guest: Dr. Canaan Van Williams

Topics covered

• affordable housing
• sustainable finance
• real estate development
• investor returns
• manufactured home communities

Keywords

• affordable housing
• sustainable bonds
• real estate
• investor returns
• manufactured homes
• housing preservation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Proactive Sustainable Bonds

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