Homeowner Stories: Meet Paul
Paul grew up in Chapel Hill from the age of five, and with the exception of his years attending N.C. State, he has lived here ever since. He works at Trader Joe's, and over the years he has lived [...]
What is the Capital Improvement Incentive Program?
At Community Home Trust, we are always working to improve our partnership with our homeowners and tenants. We’ve listened to you, and your feedback helped us come up with the Capital Improvement Program, launched in October 2020. Owning a [...]
Homeowner Stories: Meet Brian
"Gosh, it's a great program with a lot of friendly people!" That's what Brian has to say about what advice he'd give someone who is interested in applying to purchase a home through Community Home Trust. "It's great to [...]
Ice Cream at The Landings
It was hot and steamy on Friday -- a great day to enjoy ice cream with friends! Our tenants at The Landings at Winmore joined other Winmore neighbors for an ice cream social. What a fun event! [...]
Homeowner Stories: Meet Nic
Nic is originally from Rocky Mount and came to Chapel Hill in 2008 to study Journalism and Mass Communications at UNC. After he graduated, he returned home to Rocky Mount but kept coming back to Chapel Hill -- and [...]
Oh, What a Night!
Thanks to so many of you who joined us for our 30th birthday Party on the Porch last week! We are loving seeing photos of your celebrations -- keep them coming! Just email them to Daniele at dberman@communityhometrust.org and [...]
All About Aura
What is Aura? Aura is a project that is proposing to build almost 400 units of rental housing and approximately 59 units of homeownership in the form of 3-story townhomes on the corner of MLK Blvd. and Estes Drive. This [...]
Homeowner Stories: Meet Tina and Mike
Tina had lived in the same apartment complex in Chapel Hill for 30 years, and Mike for the 13 years that they'd been married. Though they're in their sixties now, they had always been renters. But it was through [...]
Guest post: Rungs on the Homeownership Ladder
By Nancy Oates, former Chapel Hill Town Council member and longtime Community Home Trust supporter I left home as a teenager to make my way in the world, my head full of dreams, my heart full of ambition, and [...]
Homeowner Stories: Meet Lorna
Originally from Jamaica, Lorna came to Chapel Hill about 30 years ago. She's a 59-year-old housekeeper who works in the operating room at a local hospital. And as of this past December, she has been a Community Home Trust [...]
All Hands on Deck at Legion Road!
This past Saturday, almost all of our households at Legion Road were represented at a neighborhood spring cleaning project -- and the results were amazing! Take a look at the photos below to see what everyone accomplished: sanding, painting, [...]
Board Retreat
This past Saturday, our Board of Directors spent the day at a virtual retreat. During their time together, they celebrated CHT’s successes over the past year, talked about this year’s celebration of our 30th birthday, and laid the groundwork for our work over the next [...]
