unwind housing

Services

From vision to execution, with confidence.

Finance leadership and consulting for Community Land Trusts and affordable-housing organizations.

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Consulting Services

Our consulting practice helps Community Land Trusts and affordable-housing organizations strengthen their foundations and scale their impact.

We specialize in working with post-disaster communities, helping harness the shock of disaster towards a re-think of housing.

We work at the intersection of governance, operations, and project execution, supporting start-up CLTs, optimizing systems, and developing affordability frameworks that last generations.

From bylaw drafting and 501(c)(3) application to pricing, resale policy, ground lease and deed restriction strategy, stewardship policy, and transaction support, we help organizations design the systems and documents that sustain long-term community ownership and permanent affordability.

Whether you’re forming a new CLT or refining an established one, Unwind provides the structure, tools, and insight to move from vision to execution with confidence.

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Fractional Director of Finance (CFO)

Very few organizations need a full-time Director of Finance, but every organization needs strong financial systems and strategic leadership.

At Unwind Housing, we build structures that enable good stewardship of capital: clear internal controls, effective planning and analysis, and reporting that inspires confidence in funders and partners.

A fractional Director of Finance helps your organization move beyond bookkeeping to financial visioning, connecting today’s data with tomorrow’s goals. We design and maintain systems that provide clarity, reduce risk, and empower boards and executive teams to make informed, future-focused decisions.

We believe that

  • Land is not a commodity.
  • Housing is infrastructure.Access to housing is a public good.
  • The market alone is the wrong tool.Over-commodification and financialization of the housing market was and remains a bad idea. ‘The market’ [alone] is not the right mechanism for the allocation of housing nor the determination of “highest and best use” of land.
  • Public investment should be permanent.Public investment in non-market housing pays community dividends. These investments should be permanent.
  • Community land trusts work.Community ownership of land and stewardship through the Community Land Trust model is elegant, effective, and worthy of significant investment.

Areas of work

  • Construction financing
  • Deed restrictions
  • Bylaws development
  • Policy development
  • Proforma creation
  • Financial planning & analysis
  • Board development
  • Organization development
  • Land acquisition strategy
  • Complex transaction support
  • Property tax assessments
  • Lender relations
  • Financial strategy
  • Donor relations & strategy
  • Impact investment approach
  • Reserve strategy & policies
  • Disaster recovery
  • Home pricing

Let’s talk.

Forming a new CLT, refining an established one, or need finance leadership? Get in touch.

simon@unwindhousing.com