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A new map reveals how much land in New York City is being wasted by city police—often sitting vacant, rather than serving the public good.

New Communities Inc. was the largest African-American owned parcel of land in the United States the late 1960s. For more than 15 years, it survived attempts at sabotage and other challenges thanks to the collective efforts of as many as 500 families.

Though they started at the same place around the same time, community land trusts and Habitat for Humanity soon went their separate ways.  In recent years, however, inventive practitioners have […]

What are the New Deal for Housing Justice and the BREATHE Act and how do they move beyond previous housing agendas?

There is a strong desire for homeownership among Native households, but a set of obstacles specific to Native lands are getting in the way.

CLT works in one of the oldest and largest historically Black neighborhoods in Durham.

A Portland policy gives priority for housing funded by the city’s housing bureau to residents who were displaced, are at risk of displacement, or are the descendants of families who were displaced due to urban renewal in North and Northeast Portland neighborhoods.

As communities across the country begin promoting density to address the affordable housing crisis, they must grapple with how that housing will be built, and for whom.

In Delaware, a partnership with Diamond State CLT let Kent County leverage NSP money it wasn’t originally sure it had the capacity to use at all into permanently affordable housing.

In Oakland, the Black Cultural Zone ties together art and community ownership to prevent gentrification and heal trauma.

When a community-based developer of affordable housing incorporates community organizing into its programmatic repertoire, there is almost always added value—for the persons housed, for residents of the area served, for […]

“If it weren’t for the artists, we wouldn’t have gotten anywhere.” By incorporating the Zuni people into the planning, design, and execution, a unique park in New Mexico addresses health on multiple levels.