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Pathways to Tenant and Community Control: Financing Strategies for Community Land Trusts
Over the last several years, we have seen growing interest in community land trusts nationwide, especially in California. People have become increasingly frustrated with a housing system that is unable to deliver housing that is affordable or respond to resident needs for self-determination and meaningful control over their homes. Community land trusts, housing cooperatives and …
Some learnings about how lending and capital can be used to support tenant-centered housing preservation
LISC Bay Area, Great Communities Collaborative and the San Francisco Foundation recently released a brief outlining how philanthropy can support tenant-centered housing preservation. I’ve been learning so much about how lending and capital can be used to support tenant-centered housing preservation since I joined LISC, and wanted to share a few of those learnings here.
Time to fill a Crucial Gap in Affordable Housing Financing
There’s a housing problem brewing in the Bay Area – and not the one everyone is talking about. A growing number of local buildings containing affordable homes are many decades old. These buildings often have roofs in desperate need of repair, outdated plumbing systems, windows that need replacing, dangerous flooring or stairs, and other issues. …