ShelterForce
Amanda Bennett, Sophia Corugedo, Vince Wang
Between 2011 and 2022, the number of nonprofits with shared-equity programs and CLTs increased by 30 percent. Here’s a look at the diversity of their programs and portfolios, and who’s benefiting from their rise.
A growing number of community land trusts (CLTs) and shared equity programs throughout the country are responding to the escalating affordability crisis by providing and stewarding opportunities for housing with lasting affordability. At least 314 organizations have developed an estimated over 15,000 homeownership units with lasting affordability, and nearly half of shared equity homeowners are people of color.
