Untold Returns: Adventures in Impact Investing episode 3 travels to Northglenn, CO, once named, “the most perfectly planned community in North America,” by Life Magazine. A close suburb of Denver, Northglenn is feeling the impact of the region’s booming economy. As businesses and young professionals flock to the area, housing prices have gone up, pushing rentals out of the reach of families and forcing them to uproot in search of homes they can afford. But all is not lost. Impact investing strategies, including equity investments to preserve affordable housing, are making a difference.

Untold Returns: Adventures in Impact Investing episode 2 takes host Bethany McLean to San Francisco’s Mission District. She explores how impact investing is helping this booming real estate market keep middle-income families in their homes, so the bustling neighborhoods don’t lose the connection to the people and traditions that made them so desirable in the first place. Bethany learns how the city of San Francisco, community leaders and tech companies are coming together with impact investors to create ways for apartment buildings that are in danger of being taken upmarket to remain affordable.

Untold Returns: Adventures in Impact Investing episode 1 kicks off the podcast with host Bethany McLean talking to impact investment gurus Amit Bouri, CEO of The GIIN, and Kim Violich, Managing Partner at Tideline to lay the foundation for understanding what wealth advisors and community foundation investors should look for in impact investments. It’s a good start to separating hype from reality in this booming sector with $228 billion under management.