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SECTION 1
COMMUNITY
LAND
TRUST
(CLTs)
Community land trusts are nonprofit, community-based organizations
designed to ensure community stewardship of land.
Community land trusts can be used for many types of development
(including commercial and retail), but are primarily used to ensure
long-term housing affordability. To do so, the trust acquires land
and maintains ownership of it permanently.
With prospective homeowners, it enters into a long-term, renewable
lease instead of a traditional sale. When the homeowner sells, the
family earns only a portion of the increased property value. The
remainder is kept by the trust, preserving the affordability for
future low- to moderate-income families.
The length of the lease (most frequently, 99 years) and the percentage
earned by the homeowner vary. Ultimately, by separating the ownership
of land and housing, this innovative approach prevents market factors
from causing prices to rise significantly, and hence guarantees that
housing will remain affordable for future generations. Today, there
are over 225 community land trusts across the United States.
Community land trusts play a critical role in
building community wealth for several key reasons:
They provide low- and moderate-income people with the opportunity to
build equity through homeownership and ensure these residents are not
displaced due to land speculation and gentrification.
Land trust housing also protects owners from downturns because people
are not over extended; as a result, foreclosure rates for land trusts
have been as much as 90 percent less than conventional home mortgages.
Most commonly, at least one-third of a land trust’s board is composed
of community residents, allowing for the possibility of direct,
grassroots participation in decision-making and community control of
local assets.
In addition to the development of affordable housing, many land trusts
are involved in a range of community-focused initiatives including
homeownership education programs, commercial development projects,
and community greening efforts.
Community Land Trusts (CLTs)
https://community-wealth.org/strategies/panel/clts/index.html
COMMUNITY
WEALTH
https://community-wealth.org/
National Community
Land Trust Network
http://www.nationalclt.org
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SECTION 2
COMMUNITY
LAND
TRUST (CLTs)
RELATED
TOPICS
Cooperative
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative
Community development financial institution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_development_financial_institution
Conservation communities
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_communities
Equity sharing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equity_sharing
Green belt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_belt
Housing cooperative
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_cooperative
Intentional community
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentional_community
Community land trust
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_land_trust
LAND
TRUST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_trust
ROOTS & BRANCHES
A Gardener's Guide to the
Origins and Evolution of
the Community Land Trust
http://www.cltroots.org/
Fannie
Mae
http://www.fanniemae.com/
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SECTION 3
COMMUNITY
LAND
TRUST (CLTs)
LINKS
The Champlain Housing Trust
http://www.champlainhousingtrust.org/
Citi Community Development and Grounded Solutions Network
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180427005122/en/Citi-Community-Development-Grounded-Solutions-Network-Announce
CLT East
http://www.clteast.org/
CLT Resources
http://www.burlingtonassociates.com/#!/resources
Community Land Trust
http://www.communitylandtrust.org.uk/
Community Land Trusts
http://www.community-wealth.org/
Community Land Trusts
http://whatworksforhealth.wisc.edu/program.php?t1=109&t2=126&t3=86&id=354
Creating Land Trusts
http://www.possibility.com/LandTrust/
Equity Trust, Inc.
http://www.equitytrust.org/
Grounded Solutions Network
https://groundedsolutions.org/
Institute for Community Economics
http://www.nhtinc.org/ice.php
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The Land Trust Alliance
http://www.lta.org/
Land Trust BC
http://www.landtrustalliance.bc.ca/
Land Trust GIS
http://www.landtrustgis.org/
National Community Land Trust Network
http://www.nationalclt.org/
National Housing Trust
https://www.nationalhousingtrust.org/
The Northwest Community Land Trust Coalition
http://www.nwcltc.org/
Proud Ground
http://www.proudground.org/
School of Living
http://www.schoolofliving.org/
Trust for Public Land
http://www.tpl.org/
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The More You Know
http://www.themoreyouknow.com/
Involving Community
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Office/Main/Involving_Community/Involving_Community.html
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