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Community land trusts offer low-cost homeownership option in central Oregon, elsewhere

February 01, 2025

The Oregonian
Jonathan Bach

Nothing beats the Cascades alpenglow view from Dana Madison’s front porch in Bend.

The pink cast of the mountain range doesn’t get old, even after more than 40 years in central Oregon’s most populous city.

“It takes away my breath every morning,” said Madison, who works at a local Presbyterian church after her family business, a satellite television retailer, closed last year.

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