News coverage of community land trusts from 2023, most recent first.
- Six New Yorkers Who Made the City a Better, Cooler, Fairer Place in 2023, Ginia Bellafonte, December 29, 2023
- LiBRE is paving the road for Long Beach’s first community land trust. Here’s what that means. Samantha Diaz, Signal Tribune, December 27, 2023
- Community land trust set to receive nearly $3 million for affordable housing, Mathew Holding Eagle III, MPRNews, Dec. 26, 2023
- Community land trust awarded $2.97 million to build affordable housing, The Bemidji Pioneer, Dec. 20, 2023
- Community Land Trust Expands Affordable Housing Inventory in the Flathead Valley, Maggie Dresser, Flathead Beacon, Dec. 14, 2023
- Smoketown Community Land Trust launches to better serve residents, WLKY News, Dec. 3, 2023
- Brazil’s ‘Favela Community Land Trust’ Celebrates Five Years and Hosts International Exchange in Rio de Janeiro, Bárbara Dias (translation by Nathan Bergrin), RioOnWatch, November 29, 2023
- Fetterman Introduces Bill to Ensure Affordable Housing in Forgotten Communities, WBVP, Nov. 28, 2023
- One Roof Community Housing Celebrates New Community Land Trust Homes in Duluth, Emma Propp, Fox21 Online, Nov. 17, 2023
- Local land trust hopes to hold on to Lahaina lands, Melissa Tanji, The Maui News, November 15, 2024
- Nascent Lahaina Land Trust Starts Building A Base Of Support, Christie Wilson, Honolulu Civil Beat, November 14, 2023
- Seeding Change, Cultivating Tomorrow: Co-op sector participates in first Community Land Trust Summit, Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada, November 8, 2023
- Muskoka Community Land Trust looks to Huntsville for its first project, Huntsville Doppler, November 3, 2023
- B.C. government pays $8.2M for SRO in Vancouver’s Chinatown, Mike Howell, Vancouver Is Awesome, October 25, 2023
- Bolinas RV camp proposed for emergency housing, Richard Halstead, Marin Independent Journal, October 23, 2023
- How a Charlotte community fought to save affordable housing (and won), James Farrell, Courthouse News Service, October 20, 2023
- Partnership between Des Moines, AMOS to create Community Land Trust, WHO13 TV, October 19, 2023 (video)
- MacKenzie Scott makes ‘transformative’ $5M donation to Houston land trust, Shawn Array, Community Impact, October 17, 2023
- How community land trusts help get Minnesota buyers into homes, Dan Emerson, Finance and Commerce, October 16, 2023
- Community land trusts are the next social housing revolution: ‘It’s about empowering people’, Connie Bowker, Big Issue, Octobr 15, 2023
- Community Land Trusts could be a real answer to Bakersfield housing woes, John Donegal, Bakersfield.com, October 14, 2023
- Could a community land trust help Chinatown stay affordable? Organizers are trying, Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, October 13, 2023
- Could A Community Land Trust Give Locals More Control Of Lahaina? Allan Kew, Honolulu Civil Beat, October 11, 2023
- Community Land Trust launches in Bellingen, Alison Paul, NBN News, October 3, 2023 (Australia)
- A Model for the Global South: Puerto Rico’s Community Land Trust, the Fideicomiso de la Tierra Caño Martín Peña, By Felipe Litsek and Lara Masetto. Translation by Cristina Fornara. RioOnWatch, October 1, 2023
- Long Beach OKs $800,000 to create Community Land Trust to add affordable housing, Alfredo Santana, Press-Telegram, September 28, 2023
- New model to help house more locals, Ute Schulenberg, Bellingen Shire News, September 27, 2023 (Australia)
- Admiral Church finalizes affordable-housing future for its campus with Homestead Community Land Trust, West Seattle Blog, September 23, 2023
- College Park community land trust celebrates first home purchase, Maximo Legaspi, The Diamondback, September 21, 2023
- Evanston has an affordability problem – community land trusts can help, Duncan Agnew, Evanston RoundTable, September 20, 2023
- Future of Black-Owned Coffee Shop Is Bright Thanks to Rondo Community Land Trust, Jamie Ratliff, Black Enterprise, September 12, 2023
- Group looks to rally support for a Community Land Trust in Bloomington-Normal, aimed at housing affordability, Ryan Denham, WGLT, September 12, 2023
- Brooklyn’s Four Community Land Trusts Could Revolutionize Affordable Housing, Experts Say, Brennan LaBrie, BrooklynReader, September 18, 2023
- San Francisco’s ‘real estate apocalypse’ has the attention of billionaire MacKenzie Scott—just look at her latest donation, Alena Boors, Fortune, September 11, 2023
- A new era for Golden Thyme: Rondo Community Land Trust secures St. Paul staple, Aaliyah Demry, MPR News, September 10, 2023
- In New York, proposed legislation grants opportunity to tenants and community land trusts to purchase land or buildings, Charles Gibbia, The Architect’s Newspaper, September 8 2023
- Homestead Community Land Trust Celebrates $10M Donation From MacKenzie Scott, Lauryn Bray, South Seattle Emerald, September 7, 2023
- Billionaire MacKenzie Scott Donates $20M to San Francisco Land Trust, Mike Ege, The San Francisco Standard, September 7, 2023
- Building Affordable Housing Through Community Land Trusts, Caron Bridges, MRSC, September 6, 2023
- West Side Community Land Trust buys homes with the help of Mecklenburg County, seeking solutions to improve housing affordability, Lexi Wilson, WCNC, September 5, 2023
- Community land trusts offer a fresh take on housing development, Francesca Perry, Financial Times, September 1, 2023
- Community Organizations Are Taking Ownership Of Boston’s Local Food Systems, Punnya Kalapurakkel, Next City, August 31, 2023
- £100 Million Investment Fund Announced to Create Homes for Locals in Tourist Hotspots, Jeff Newmond, Business Mole, August 28, 2023
- Citizens House by Archio: for the people by the people, Fran Williams, Architects’ Journal, August 25, 2023
- New York Civil Liberties Union wants I-81 surplus land for community land trust, Abigail Connolly, WRVO Public Media, August 23, 2023
- Fort Worth leaders to explore first community land trust in upcoming housing project, Sandra Sadek, Fort Worth Report, August 22, 2023
- MacKenzie Scott Gifts $10 Million to Homestead Community Land Trust in King County, The Registry, August 15, 2023
- Durango Mobile Home Park Residents Form Community Land Trust, Diana Ionesco, Planetizen, August 11, 2023
- We Don’t Need Affordable Housing Experiments, Dia Davis, Moonshine Ink, August 10, 2023
- Development of affordable homes begins in Oxfordshire village, Albert Tait, Oxford Mail, August 10, 2023
- A Land Trust And A Non-Profit Team Up To Bring More Black Teachers To Kansas City, Cinnamon Janzer, Next City, August 10, 2023
- Amani residents will get to buy 4 affordable homes as part of community land trust program, PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, August 10, 2023
- Grounded Solutions Network Receives Substantial Financial Commitment From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, Grounded Solutions Network, August 8, 2023
- First Community Land Trust Apartments Bring More Affordable Housing to Franklinton, Walker Evans, Columbus Underground, August 8, 2023
- Atlanta Land Trust completes $13.9 million campaign for permanent affordability, Maria Saporta, Saporta Report, August 7, 2023
- How a mobile-home park saved its community from a corporate buyout: in southwest Colorado, a cooperative and a land trust partnered to preserve affordable housing, Kirbie Bennett and Jamie Wanzek, High Country News, August 4, 2023
- How California’s Wiyot Tribe turned to community land trusts to fight for justice, Alice Toomer-McAlpine, Coop News, August 3, 2023
- At least 62 homes across Denver may be purchased and resold at affordable rates if City Council approves a proposed grant, Desiree Mathurin, July 26, 2023
- A River Runs Through It: Berkshire Community Land Trust celebrates the first site designated for the nonprofit’s Farmsteads for Farmers campaign, Hannah Van Sickle, The Berkshire Edge, July 23, 2023
- Jerusalem Farm welcomes new neighbors in Northeast’s first community land trust home, Abby Hoover, Northeast News, July 21, 2023
- Affordable Housing Trust Approves Orange Street Condominium Proposal, Chelsea Record, July 20, 2023
- Westbourne community housebuilding project gets backing of Chichester District councillors, Jack Innes, Sussex World, July 20, 2023
- Wiyot Tribe Makes Its Case, Convinces Eureka Council to Reject Staff Pick and Award Affordable Housing Development Projects to Tribal Land Trust Agency, Ryan Burns, Lost Coast Outpost, July 19, 2023
- Building Tenant Power for the Long Haul: A Story from Long Beach, California, Sylvana Uribe, Nonprofit Quarterly, July 19, 2023
- Bloomington’s new land trust will help address affordable housing problems, Tomilea Allison, The Herald Times, July 18, 2023
- Apopka, Orange County officials build new affordable housing development, Emily McLeod, News 6, July 14, 2023 (video about Hannibal Square CLT)
- Land Trust Unveils Forever Affordable Homes, Jeramey Jannene, Urban Milwaukee, July 12, 2023
- Community Land Trusts in California Work to Create New Homeowners, Soumya Karlamangla, The New York Times, July 12, 2023
- Missoula Renters Try New Financing Model, David Erickson, Missoulian, July 11, 2023
- The Dirty Little Secret—Rising Property Values Are Incompatible with Affordability, Peter Sabots, Shelterforce, July 8, 2023 (podcast)
- Community Land Trusts Are Working to Create New Homeowners, Claire Fahy, New York Times, July 8, 2023.
- Northwestern Mutual Contributes $3 Million To Home Ownership Efforts, Jeramy Jannene, Urban Milwaukee, July 7, 2023
- Oxfordshire Community Land Trust opens first development, BBC News, June 29, 2023
- Nonprofit looks to leverage funding for additional affordable housing, Whitefish Pilot, June 28, 2023
- After Intense Public Pressure, Rio City Hall Backtracks and Maintains Community Land Trust Provision in Master Plan, With Cuts, By Felipe Litsek, Tarcyla Fidalgo, Translation by Annie Swank, RioOnWatch, June 27, 2023
- Here are 3 takeaways from The Tribune’s recent reporting on community land trusts, Sofia Jeremia, The Salt Lake Tribune, June 27, 2023
- Sitka Community Land Trust to hold open house, KCAW News, June 24, 2023 (radio interview)
- They own the house, but not the land under it. How this model is making homeownership attainable, Sofia Jeremias, The Salt Lake Tribune, June 22, 2023
- New York’s Moment for Community Land and Affordable Housing, Carlina Rivera and Lincoln Restler, Gotham Gazette, June 22, 2023
- Chloe Brown Unveils Comprehensive Plan for Toronto’s Housing Future: Transitioning TCHC into Community Land Trust Development Agency, Cision, June 21, 2023
- Phoenix provides $5 million for community land trust to sell homes to low-income residents, Chistina Estes, Fronteras, June 19, 2023
- Raleigh Area Land Trust Sells First Affordable Home, City of Raleigh, June 14, 2023
- Community Land Trust Awarded Funds to Expand Affordable Homeownership Program, Maggie Dresser, Flathead Beacon, June 14, 2023
- Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Closes Funding for Permanently Affordable Homes in Partnership with Atlanta Land Trust, Intown Builders,, Lisa Hay, What Now Atlanta, June 12, 2023
- An Innovative Way to Own a Home? Land Trusts, Kay Dervishi, Florida Realtors, June 9, 2023
- South Bend Heritage launches Indiana’s first community land trust, Annie Kate, ABC57, June 8, 2023
- Community land trusts gain traction as tool to preserve affordable housing in Los Angeles, Renee Eng, Spectrum News 1, June 8, 2023
- Helping hands: SCCLT is stabilizing the community with affordable, energy-efficient homeownership, Jennifer Jourdan, Centre Daily Times, June 7, 2023
- Rabble Rousers Shows How Activists Beat the Rich to Build Social Housing in New York City, Samuel Stein, Jacobin, June 4, 2023
- Kôr Community Land Trust rebrands as RootedHomes, KTVZ 21, June 1, 2023
- Africatown Community Land Trust’s ‘Honoring Our Black Wall Streets’ Celebrates Local Black Businesses, Ronnie Estoque, South Seattle Emerald
- How Hurricane Harvey Led To One Of America’s Biggest Land Trusts, Next City Podcast, May 31, 2023
- The Champlain Housing Trust: A Community Land Trust at Scale, Felipe Litsek (translation by Ethan Kaimana), RioOnWatch, May 30, 2023
- Arundel Community Land Trust to be gifted affordable homes as part of new 90-homes development, Katherine Hollisey-McLean, Sussex World, May 30, 2023
- New $22M Philanthropic Initiative Launches to Propel the Community Ownership Movement in California, Business Wire, May 23, 2023
- Community Land Trust aims to address Pen Llŷn housing crisis, Siân Williams, Nation-Cymru, May 26, 2023
- What Homeowners Say About CLTs’ Benefits – And Pain Points, Aditi Nair, Next City, May 22, 2023
- Habitat For Humanity Moves To Land Trust Model, Plans Three Homes In Croydon, Tom Sofield, Levittown Now, May 19, 2023
- A Black Neighbourhood Destroyed Half a Century Ago Is on the Brink of a Comeback, Sherlyn Assam, The Walrus, May 18, 2023
- URA creates program to help community land trusts rehab, build for-sale affordable housing in Pittsburgh, Julia Felton, The Tribe, May 18, 2023
- Franklin County program selling homes sometimes $100k+ under market value, Lisa Rantala, ABC 6, May 18, 2023 (about the Central Ohio CLT)
- A section of Kensington Market will soon be owned by the community — if they can foot the $4M bill, Abby O’Brien, CTV News Toronto, May 16, 2023
- Funding for Blue River land trust will build six homes for those displaced by Holiday Farm Fire, Ryan Bonham, KEZI 9, May 12, 2023
- As housing in Indianapolis becomes unaffordable, community leaders eye a solution: community land trusts, Benjamin Thorp, WFYI/PBS, May 12, 2023
- ‘I’ll have stability’: It was ribbon-cutting and move-in day at Kôr Land Trust’s Crescita Community in NE Bend, Kelsey McGee, KTVZ News 21, May 4, 2023
- As housing in Indianapolis becomes unaffordable, community leaders eye a solution: community land trusts, Benjamin Thorp, WFYI, May 12, 2023
- Funding for Blue River land trust will build six homes for those displaced by Holiday Farm Fire, Ryan Bonham, KEZI 9, May 12, 2023
- Community group tries to keep Kensington buildings out of developers’ hands, but needs $3M to do it, Clara Pasieka, CBC, May 12, 2023
- The Wiyot Tribe Is Getting Its Land Back and Making California More Affordable, Kalen Goodluck and Karen Goodluck, Dwell, May 9, 2023
- Muskoka Community Land Trust brings affordable housing proposal to Bracebridge council, Julian Orlando Chaves, MuskokaRegion.com, May 6, 2023
- New York Considers Community Land Trusts, Luca, Goldmansour, The American Prospect, May 3, 2023
- Opinion: Taking Vacant Land And Power Back from the NYPD, Brianna Soleyn, City Limits, May 3, 2023
- When a Land Bank Starts a Land Trust, Mariella Argues, Shelterforce, May 2, 2023
- Cross-Atlantic Learning, Meron Habte, HUD-User/Edge PD&R, May 2, 2023
- South London scheme sees locals prioritised for properties, Emily Whitehouse, NewStart, May 2, 2023
- Land Trusts Offer an Innovative Way to Help the Middle Class Afford a Home, Kay Dervishi, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, May 2, 2023
- The homes only locals can buy, Dougal Shaw, BBC Radio, May 1, 2023
- Public Fills Rio de Janeiro City Council to Demand the Community Land Trust in the City’s Master Plan and Discuss City Hall’s Exclusion of Urban Policy Instruments, Julio Santos Filho, Leonardo Coelho, with translation by Cristina Fornara, Felicity Clarke, Nicholas Miller, RioOnWatch, April 30, 2023
- Opinion: With Community Land Trusts Back in the Spotlight, Lessons from 1970s NYC, Harriet Cohen, City Limits, April 27, 2023
- South Bay land trust aims to turn San Jose renters into homeowners, Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, April 25, 2023
- ‘We made a nuisance of ourselves’: how Citizens House created real affordable housing – for ever!, Oliver Wainwright, The Guardian, April 20, 2023
- Community land trusts turn LA tenants into owners, Zoie Matthew, KCRW, April 19, 2023
- Archio Completes an Apartment Complex for London Community Land Trust, Kalina Ned, Trendhunter, April 18, 2023
- ‘The start of something amazing’: Community Land Trust housing by Archio, Chris Foges, RIBA Journal, April 18, 2023
- The History of Community Land Trusts in the U.S., Gabi Lorino, Fort Wayne Media Collaborative, April 17, 2023
- Is Citizens House a model for community housing of the future?, Ellie Stathaki, Wallpaper, April 16, 2023
- Community land trusts: part of the solution to England’s affordable housing shortage, Mark Child, Pinsent Masons, April 13, 2023
- Could We Create a Community Land Trust in Fort Wayne?, Gabi Lorino, Fort Wayne Media Collaborative, April 12, 2023
- Decatur Land Trust hosting community outreach, education sessions on April 22, Zoe Seiler, Decaturish, April 10, 2023
- Meet Your New Landlord: a Local Non-Profit, Jason McBridge, The Local, April 10, 2023
- Community land trusts are providing a solution to gentrification, Simon Rios, National Public Radio, April 9, 2023
- From Owing to Owning: How Communities Can Control Commercial Land, Steve Dubs, Nonprofit Quarterly, April 5, 2023
- Rural Communities Strive To Provide Affordable Housing, Vernon Mays, VPM/PBS, April 4, 2023
- CLTs Gaining Ground in NYC: Policies to Sustain and Scale the Growth of Community Land Trusts, Sylvia Morse, Pratt Center for Community Development, April 1, 2023
- South Londoners who feared they would have to buy in Croydon built their own homes to avoid it, Robert Firth, MyLondon, March 31, 2023
- An Indigenous Community Land Trust Is Creating Housing Through #LandBack, Emily Nonko, Next City, March 23, 2023
- Manchester housing organizers establish a community land trust in the city, Jeongyoon Han, New Hampshire Public Radio, March 23, 2023
- What’s a community land trust? An explanation of the model Greensboro leaders are looking into to increase affordable housing, Gale Melcher, Triad City Beat, March 22, 2023
- Greensboro ponders community land trust to encourage affordable housing, Kenny Caravan, News and Record, March 21, 2023
- The neighborhood that got it right: Gentrification is washing over America’s wealthiest cities. Here’s how Uphams Corner held back the tide. David Scharfenberg, The Boston Globe, March 20, 2023
- Could community land trusts make housing more affordable in Fresno? Megan Tagami, The Business Journal, March 16, 2023
- Community Land Trusts: Can they be an answer to the housing crisis? Global News, March 14 ,2023 (video about Kensington Market)
- Dallas Eyes Community Land Trusts as Option For Permanent Affordable Housing, April Towery, Candy’s Dirt.com, March 10, 2023
- Land Trust Brings More ‘Attainable’ Housing to Frankfort, Zachariah Wheaton and Jacob Johnson, 9&10 News, March 10, 2023
- Selina Mack, Longtime Director of Durham Community Land Trust, Retires, Seven Wenn, Indy Week, March 3, 2023
- Common ground between the housing and farm crisis, Lois Ross, rabble.ca, February 22, 2023
- Nonprofit buys Chinatown homes to keep them affordable — and preserve history, Simón Rios, WBUR, February 21, 2023
- Thousands of homes left unbuilt thanks to ’roundabout’ of housing ministers, community groups say, Lucie Heath, I News, February 21, 2023
- Houston wanted to lead the nation in long-term affordable housing. Now it’s backpedaling, Lucy Tompkins, The Texas Tribune and The New York Times, February 20, 2023
- Community-owned housing in Drimpton nearing completion, Oliver McManus, Dorset Echo, February 18, 2023
- A major Girdwood housing proposal is dead. Now, the Alaska resort community wants to figure out its own solutions to its housing crisis. Alex DeMarban, Anchorage Daily News, February 16, 2023
- EcoTHRIVE celebrates land acquisition for new housing community, Guy Iron, Real Change, February 15, 2023
- Could land trusts help solve Ontario housing-affordability crisis?, Kelsey Rolfe, TVO Today, February 15, 2023
- Logan Square’s Community Land Trust Gets $5 Million Boost From State, Mina Bloom, Block Club Chicago, February 14, 2023
- Atlanta Land Trust building 40 affordable townhomes in East Lake, Zoe Seiler, Decaturish, February 9, 2023
- Why Brooklyn Residents Want Public Land In Public Hands, Roshan Abraham, Next City, February 9, 2023
- National Farmers Union encourages land donations for Community Land Trusts, National Farmers Union (Canada), February 7, 2023
- Irvine Receives Land to Expand Housing Opportunities, Tomoya Shimura, Irvine Standard, February 2, 2023
- Community organizations ramp up revitalization efforts for West Boulevard corridor, Elvis Menayese, WFAE 90.7, January 31, 2023
- Governor’s Health Equity Council pushes for land trusts, other housing strategies in its new report, Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 30, 2023
- Our Corporate Landlord Tried To Push Us Out. We Saved Our Homes Through A Community Land Trust. Guadalupe and Ixchel Hernandez, Next City, January 30, 2023
- Real Estate for Radicals: co-ops, community land trusts, communes, and squats, Erin Graves, Shareable, January 25, 2023
- Plans for affordable homes near Bexhill cemetery ‘progressing well’ says Community Land Trust, Megan Baker, Sussex World, January 23, 2023
- Kamloops-initiated community land trust petition to hit the floor of Commons, Paul James, Radio NL, January 23, 2023
- Downstreet Working On New Affordable Rental Housing Projects, Phil Dodd, The Bridge, January 11, 2023
- Dwelling Place set to break ground on 42-unit community land trust housing project, Kate Carlson, MiBiz, January 11, 2023
- Boston Farms creates community wealth, fosters food enterprises through shared land, Kresge Foundation, January 10, 2023
- Sen. Wyden presents $1 million grant to Proud Ground for affordable homes, Brandon Thompson, KOIN News, January 10, 2023
- Boston University agrees to sell Los Angeles buildings to tenant group to preserve affordable housing, Sarah Betancourt, WGBH, January 10, 2023
- ‘A Village Raising a Child:’ Looking to Community’s Past for West Southern Pines Future, Ana Risano, The Pilot, January 10, 2023
- Advancing the Promise of Shared Equity Housing Models, Alexandra Miller, NeighborWorks America, January 9, 2023
- Five ways city leaders can support Black entrepreneurs’ efforts to ‘buy back the block’, Prince Osemwengle, Hannah Love and Tracy Hadden Lot, Brookings, January 9, 2023
- Gwyr Community Land Trust is recruiting an architect for 14 zero-carbon community-owned homes in Swansea, South Wales, Merlin Fulcher, Architects Journal, January 9, 2023
- A Housing Agenda for 2023, Roger Valdez, The American Conservative, January 6, 2023
- Subdivision of controversial Kibiko land suspended, Stanley Ngotho, Nation Media Group, January 4, 2023
- Kôr Community Land Trust providing electric bikes for all homeowners, with Pacific Power’s support, KTVZ News, January 4, 2023
- Long Beach pursues a new approach to affordable housing: a community land trust, Tess Kazenoff, Long Beach Business Journal, January 2, 2023
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