Homeowner Stories: Meet Savannah
“What do you have to lose?” That’s Savannah’s advice to anyone considering applying to buy a home with Community Home Trust. “Getting this type of opportunity opens so many doors. And the people who are working there are there [...]
DIY Video Library
Maybe your smoke alarm keeps chirping, and you can't figure out why. Or your sink is clogged, and it seems like the sort of thing you really could fix without a plumber's help -- but you're just not sure [...]
Teamwork
By Caroline Veloso Oliveira, Deputy Director At Community Home Trust we do a lot to bring hope to our applicants and community members on their dream regarding affordable housing. With all the work that we do and the remote work [...]
Annual Meeting and BLOCK PARTY 2022!
When we started planning for this year’s annual meeting and decided we would hold it in person for the first time since the start of the pandemic, our planning committee discussed the “vibe” we were aiming for with the event. [...]
Putting Down Roots and Breaking Down Barriers to Homeownership
When you imagine your ideal neighborhood, what do you experience? Perhaps you see beautiful homes with colorful, abundant gardens. Maybe you feel the warm summer evening air as you walk or drive down a shady, peaceful street to the grocery [...]
Homeowner Stories: Meet Erika
Erika is a single mother to 8-year-old Serenity – and very recently, to a new kitten named Olive, too. Erika and Serenity added Olive to the family when they moved into their new condo at 140 W. Franklin Street [...]
Policy. Practice. Power.
By Kimberly Sanchez, Executive Director Last month, my colleague Daniele and I had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. for Grounded Solutions Network’s annual conference. Grounded Solutions Network works nationally to connect local housing experts, specifically community land [...]
Two Cents for Affordable Housing
Editor's note: This post, "Two Cents for Affordable Housing," by Chuck Mills, originally appeared on Triangle Blog Blog and is reshared here with permission under Creative Commons license CC BY-NA-SA 4.0. Author Chuck Mills is a long-time Community Home [...]
Tenant (?) Stories: Meet Izzy
Editor's note: We're not quite sure what to call this story, really. Is it a tenant story? Not exactly. Homeowner story doesn't feel quite right, either. Maybe we should just call it, "Lucky." One thing is for sure: although [...]
The Story of Coram
Editor's note: Occasionally we invite community members to contribute to our blog, to share innovative ideas or interesting perspectives related to housing affordability. This post was written by Topher Thomas, founder of Coram Houses in Durham, NC, which describes [...]
It’s 2022, and People Who Should Be Able to Afford to Buy a Home Can’t
54 years ago, the Fair Housing Act was signed into law in the United States with the intention of preventing housing discrimination and giving more Americans access to safe housing. But decades later, the prospect of owning a home [...]
Welcome, Deja!
We are so excited to welcome Deja Gilmore, our new Program Coordinator, to the Community Home Trust team! At CHT, Deja's role is to work with our applicants, helping them understand the application process, find a home, and complete [...]
