This evaluation examines how effective Champlain Housing Trust has been in reliably delivering – and equitably balancing – two sets of benefits, some accruing primarily to the homeowners served by CHT (individual benefits) and some accruing primarily to society as a whole (community benefits).
Read MoreThis Lincoln Institute report presents the results of a survey carried out in 2006 of the 186 Community Land Trusts (CLTs) known to exist at this time.
Read MoreThis Lincoln Institute paper examines the Community Land Trust model in the context of another affordable homeownership program to evaluate the relative efficiency with which they both use public subsidies.
Read MoreThis 2007 white paper from the Center for Housing Policy (now a part of the National Housing Coalition) provides an analysis of several alternative strategies for sharing the equity growth that accompanies home price appreciation to balance the dual goals of individual asset accumulation and ongoing affordability to future home purchasers.
Read MoreA 2003 performance evaluation of the CLT Model using resale data from the Burlington Community Land Trust (now the Champlain Housing Trust or CHT) in Vermont.
Read MoreThis case study analyzes outcomes for the Northern Communities Land Trust (NCLT) in Duluth, Minnesota.
Read MoreA report by report by Tufts University Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Department about the potential benefits of community land trusts in Boston, including examples of successful land trust collaborations in other cities across the country.
Read MoreThe Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ Community Development Outlook Survey (CDOS) collects original data that informs and guides the long-term programming of the St Louis Fed’s Community Development staff and informs community development practitioners about trends and outlooks that affect low- and moderate income (LMI) communities in the Eighth Federal Reserve District.
Read MoreThe Gap, a National Low Income Housing Coalition report, documents a shortage of 7.2 million affordable and available rental units for the nation’s 10.4 million extremely low income (ELI) renter households, those with income at or below 30% of their area median (AMI).
Read MoreThis brief describes the opportunities for anchor institutions to spur neighborhood revitalization and provides specific guidance for how affordable housing and community development organizations can successfully partner with these anchor institutions to improve neighborhoods and expand housing opportunities.
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