BUILD. LIVE. BE LOVED.
Lighthouse Beloved Community CLT
BUILD. LIVE. BE LOVED.
Lighthouse Beloved Community CLT
HISTORY OF COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS (CLT)
After traveling to Israel in 1968 and learning about the success of the Jewish National Fund, which had a long history of acquiring and then leasing land to planned communities and cooperatives, Robert Swann and several southern civil rights leaders developed the first land trust in the United States. Called New Communities, the land trust began on a 5,000-acre farm near Albany, Georgia in 1970
Learn more about what a Community Land Trust is and how it benefits the area, homeowners, and more.
A CLT is a community-based, non-profit organization governed by a board of residents, neighbors, and professional representatives that oversees a
parcel of land to preserve long term affordability of homes.
You own a house
Build up a stronger financial future.
You build equity
Your ownership builds equity!
Protection from market downturn
Economy ups and downs don't matter!
Purchase a CLT home with a traditional mortgage
Traditional process for obtaining a mortgage!
Community-shared decision-making
Everyone takes pride in the community!
Combats displacement caused by gentrification
You can pass your home to your children!
Read through this digital archive to learn about the historical origins and growth of community land trusts. Read more here.
Learn how a community land trust really works and makes home ownership a possibility for more families. Read more here
To rent or to own? Citylab talks about the third option that many have never hear of: shared equity model. Read more here.
A national perspective about CLTs along with a national network of people building strong affordable communities. Read more here.
An exhaustive database of materials containing research, technical and training resources freely available. Read more here.
A multi-award winning film about the rise, fall and rebirth of a beloved community, New Communities, Inc. Read more here.
