Struggles From Below

Providing low-cost access to land held in a commons while enabling private ownership of the homes on that land, CLTs keep housing affordable and benefit minority communities who have suffered for decades from unfair lending practices and discrimination. Words by Mark Roseland, Professor of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University; and Christopher Boone, Dean and Professor of Sustainability, Arizona State University.

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

The study examines non-residential programs and activities implemented by CLTs and focuses on the urban agriculture and commercial development sectors. Based upon case studies of 13 CLTs, this paper presents findings on: (1) the roles of CLTs in non-residential projects; (2) the benefits and challenges of non-residential projects for CLTs; and (3) implications for CLT practice.

Shelterforce

What are CLTs? How do they work? What are the benefits and areas of concern? An overview.

Shelterforce

Permanently affordable homeownership through shared-equity programs are a more efficient use of public funds. But can low-income families build enough equity in them to transform their circumstances? New research says yes.

Shelterforce

What are CLTs? How do they work? What are the benefits and areas of concern? An overview.

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

This manual is necessarily a work in progress, documenting the “best” practices devised to date. These are practices that use public resources to expand a CLT’s holdings, while respecting what makes a CLT unique and while addressing a municipality’s reasonable concerns about a CLT’s performance and sustainability.

The Conversation

The proportion of the United States under black ownership has actually shrunk over the last 100 years or so.

Shelterforce

What are CLTs? How do they work? What are the benefits and areas of concern? An overview.

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

This manual is necessarily a work in progress, documenting the “best” practices devised to date. These are practices that use public resources to expand a CLT’s holdings, while respecting what makes a CLT unique and while addressing a municipality’s reasonable concerns about a CLT’s performance and sustainability.

National Housing Conference and Center for Housing Policy

This report examines specific, actionable non-statutory changes that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development—and partner agencies—could adopt to better facilitate and encourage the development and preservation of affordable and workforce housing in location-efficient areas. These are areas near transit, employment centers, or other essential services that allow families to reduce the number and extent of necessary car trips. Transit, as defined in this report, encompasses reliable bus, bus rapid transit, streetcar, light, and heavy rail commuter service, and subway. Transit-oriented development (TOD) refers to new residential, commercial, and mixed-use development and the preservation, renovation, or rehabilitation of real estate within walking distance of these modes of transportation

Shelterforce

What are CLTs? How do they work? What are the benefits and areas of concern? An overview.

Shelterforce

What are CLTs? How do they work? What are the benefits and areas of concern? An overview.

Grounded Solutions

This report by Meagan Ehlenz explores the types of community land trust/limited-equity co-op projects that have been developed and examines their benefits and costs. Limited equity co-ops offer an alternative form of homeownership. A key benefit of the community land trust/limited-equity co-op model is greater ability to serve “unbankable” homeowners.

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

The study examines non-residential programs and activities implemented by CLTs and focuses on the urban agriculture and commercial development sectors. Based upon case studies of 13 CLTs, this paper presents findings on: (1) the roles of CLTs in non-residential projects; (2) the benefits and challenges of non-residential projects for CLTs; and (3) implications for CLT practice.

Shelterforce

Community land trusts, better known for permanently affordable housing, expand into commercial spaces for a wide range of reasons, and in a wide range of ways.