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🚨 New Series: Innovations in Community Ownership | Over the next 6 weeks, we’ll explore bold new ways communities are taking control of land + housing to ensure affordability, stability, and a real say in their futures.

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September 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
From Oakland to Michigan, communities are reclaiming housing & businesses through community investing. bit.ly/47xcA3e

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September 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
#UnderTheLens series: Innovations in Community Ownership

Starting Over Inc. is building a CLT shaped by people directly impacted by incarceration. Learn more:

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October 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Neighbors are crowdfunding real estate—buying back buildings & turning them into affordable homes & cultural hubs. bit.ly/47xcA3e

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September 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Communities often oppose new housing, citing concerns of school overcrowding. But research shows most districts are losing students—and with them, critical funding. It’s time to debunk this myth. Full story: bit.ly/3JORe7G

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September 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#UnderTheLens series: Innovations in Community Ownership

First of its kind: The Southard hits both net-zero energy & Salmon-Safe certification while keeping housing affordable.

📖 bit.ly/46F7Wy1
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October 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🎧 Audio: Unsafe housing does more than frustrate families.

It threatens health and stability. Shelterforce's Lara Heard explains what you can expect in our new series—Fit to Live In: Fixing Our Housing Stock.

Listen here: 🔗 apple.co/4rvAy6i

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December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Faced with $18M land value, Together Center didn’t sell. They redeveloped—adding housing while keeping nonprofit land ownership.

👉 Listen here: bit.ly/3IeZbTb
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September 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
#UnderTheLens series: Innovations in Community Ownership

“Slavery 400 years ago, slavery today.” — Ruchell Magee. His legacy inspires the first CLT for people leaving incarceration.

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October 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Southard in Seattle proves affordable housing can also be green & inclusive—net zero, Salmon-Safe, and with homes for people w/ disabilities. 🌱🐟
👉 bit.ly/46F7Wy1
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September 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
#UnderTheLens series: Innovations in Community Ownership

Bay Area artists are bequeathing homes to keep space in community hands.
Meet Flee & her child—finally safe in a home they own.

👉 bit.ly/4pDZ58u
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October 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#UnderTheLens series: Innovations in Community Ownership

Adults w/ developmental disabilities are too often excluded from new housing. At The Southard, 2 buildings were built just for them. Inclusion matters.

👉 bit.ly/46F7Wy1
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October 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
When Baltimore got funding for a round of school renovations, the state directed it to design schools that would also advance neighborhood revitalization—and it learned some lessons about why that's not always so simple. bit.ly/4p9QslF
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September 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
As the new school year begins, we're revisiting our Under the Lens series about the housing and education connection. In this story, we take a closer look at affordable housing for teachers.

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September 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
📣 Happening today!

Join Shelterforce at 3 PM ET for Fit to Live In: From Ordinances to Outcomes in #Habitability, a timely conversation on enforcing #housing standards and improving rental conditions nationwide.

🕒 Today at 3 p.m. ET / 12 P.M. PT
🎟 Register & join: bit.ly/45wIwmG

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February 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Teacher shortages and high housing costs are forcing educators out of the communities they serve.
But there are some innovative efforts across the U.S. that are providing affordable housing for teachers.
Read more: bit.ly/4ggifNt
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September 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Can schools drive neighborhood revitalization? Baltimore’s 21st Century program tried. Here’s what worked & what didn’t: bit.ly/4p9QslF

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September 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Buy. Repair. Engage. Transfer.
Sonora Estates is showing how parks can move from investors ➡️ residents.

👉 bit.ly/3KQPKKz
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October 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Nonprofits in WA own their offices and built 280 affordable homes on top. That’s Together Center. 👉 bit.ly/4ghUx3r

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September 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
2 days away!

Join Shelterforce Nov. 12 for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding & sustaining community-led housing.

🔗 Register: bit.ly/42ZM4wp

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November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
People love to complain about property taxes. But what if a split-rate property tax could improve housing costs and urban land use—making vacant lots expensive to hold and cheaper to build on? It's worked in Pennsylvania for a century.

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Property Taxes Aren’t the Cause of Our Housing Crisis, They’re a Solution to It — Shelterforce
Taxing land and buildings at different rates can discourage land speculation and encourage housing development.
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April 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
#UnderTheLens series: Innovations in Community Ownership

Zoning hurdles, permit delays, rising costs—but Homestead CLT still delivered. The Southard blends CLT, market-rate, & disability housing in one community.

Read: bit.ly/46F7Wy1
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October 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Can you imagine a community without arts? 🎭
Artist Space Trust keeps elders housed & ensures artists have homes + studios in the Bay Area.
👉 bit.ly/4pDZ58u
#HousingJustice #ArtsMatter
September 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The latest episode of #UnderTheLens explores how advances in plant microbiome research could improve crop resilience while helping agriculture meet ambitious sustainability goals. Watch now: https://www.the-microbiologist.com/videos/the-microbiologist-under-the-lens-episode-4/9427.article
July 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM
#UnderTheLens series: Innovations in Community Ownership

DC homeowners are choosing to share their gains—keeping homes affordable for the next family. Learn how Douglass CLT is helping them pay it forward.

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October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM