American cities represent part of the nation’s long and grim history of discrimination and oppression against Black people. They can also be part of the recovery from all that harm. One result is that ...

Several months after Mikey Burke's house burned down in Lahaina, her husband got a text message out of the blue. It was an offer to buy their property with no inspections. "He's gotten a couple of ...

SECT CLT's office building in New London, CT Credit: Lucy Koester It was early evening on a Wednesday in New London, Connecticut, when I was humbled yet again by the power of community. The ...

Community land trusts, which have proven a valuable tool for maintaining affordable housing, have only made a limited appearance in the Commonwealth. Places like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have made ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. Dec 04, 2024, 09:30am EST Community land trusts can build and preserve ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. I have known about community land trusts for years, hearing about them for ...

Webster Groves Community Land Trust aims to preserve smaller homes, which are getting harder and harder to find.

The Oakland Community Land Trust helped Hasta Muerte Coffee, a worker cooperative, with a real estate deal that kept the community hub in its two-story building. (Credit: Oakland Community Land Trust) ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A newly renovated two-bedroom, two-bath home in Central Fresno is officially on the market. The estimated cost for the home and property is around $300,000, but the buyer ...