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Defying national trends, delinquent mortgages and foreclosures remain low in Community Land Trusts for 2009
Community land trust homeowners continue to succeed
based on a model of long-term affordability and post-purchase stewardship.

April 8th, 2010

IN LAND WE TRUST

Even now, much of the West still lacks affordable housing – here’s one community’s green answer to the problem.

Sunset Magazine
By Allison A. Rieff
Photograhs by Michael Hanson

February, 2010

MAYOR SEEKS STRATEGY FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING
Striving to address the lack of affordable housing in Calgary, the mayor is putting together a workforce housing strategy to start building 1,000 multi-family units on vacant school sites across the city.
Calgary Herald
Colette Derworiz

Monday, March 16, 2009

CANADIAN MAYOR TOURS HOME PROJECT
Calgary, Canada may implement similar workforce housing project
Argus-Courier
A workforce housing development in Petaluma has attracted the attention of a Canadian mayor.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

THE MAGAZINE OF THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

July/August, 2008 Issue

Dreams of Home
Author: P. Joseph Potocki
North Bay Biz
March, 2008 Issue
Making home ownership a reality for the North Bay’s workforce.
Truly affordable housing may be our most immediately pressing North Bay challenge. Just how do we finance, build and provide housing for an ever-growing workforce?

Delco Builders
Gary Marsh
415.453.7045
gary@marshmarketing.com
The City of Petaluma and Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County Open Workforce Housing Community Frates Square 23 of 26 of workforce homes in Petaluma pre-sold in first partnership between a private developer, a municipal government and the Housing Land Trust

Dream Builders
Author: Bob Klose [All articles by this author]
March, 2007 Issue
Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County provides the ways and means for low-inc to become homeowners.

A Place Of Their Own
New model emerges for affording a home Housing Land Trust plan helps families buy houses by removing parcel from equation.
PRESS DEMOCRAT - September 16, 2006

Affordable homes at Southgate get OK
Published on October 5, 2005
PETALUMA ARGUS-COURIER STAFF by By COREY YOUNG

Around the Empire
Petaluma City OKs deal for low-cost homes
Published on Tuesday, October 4, 2005
By Tobias Young - PRESS DEMOCRAT

Nonprofits Team Up To Build Homes
Published on September 25, 2004 © 2004
The Press Democrat BYLINE: SHERI GRAVES
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Building a dream
Greatest gift: 'Sweat equity' project gives low income families something they otherwise could never afford here
—a home of their own.
Saturday, December 25, 2004
By ROBERT DIGITALE - THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Just enough room for the short stuff
May 11, 2004 By Chris Smith

Trust keeps home prices below market level
Article published - Jul 4, 2005
By MICHAEL COIT - THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Making homeownership a reality for all Director Dev Goetschius helps Housing Land Trust create affordable homes.
Monday, July 4, 2005
By MICHAEL COIT - THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

For Information call:
Dev Goetschius - 707.766.8875
www.housinglandtrust.org

For Information call:
Marilyn Dwyer – 707.544.8258

For Information call:
Sue Castellucci – 707.778.4563
Housing Coodinator,
City of Petaluma