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Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are presented as a nonprofit model that separates long-term land ownership from housing ownership through ground leases and resale restrictions. 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While this situation is apparent in many cities and towns across the country, it is most acute on the coasts and in some sunbelt cities. san diego, for example, had the largest increase in real median home values, changing from $249,000 in 2000 to $567,000 in 2005 (u. s. Census Bureau 2006) . the widening gap between incomes and house prices moves ownership out of reach for many low-and moderate-income households, and greatly burdens renters.  \nf i g u r e 􀀱  \ncommunity Land trusts are Located throughout the united states  \n􀀸 LincoLn institute of Land PoLicy • Land Lines • j a n u a ry 2 0 0 7  \nthe community land trust (CLt) is one mechanism that addresses this need for affordable housing, and it also can be considered an institutional mechanism for capturing socially produced land value. the CLt is typically a private, nonprofit corporation that acquires land parcels in a targeted geographic area with the intention of retaining ownership of the land for the long term. the CLt then provides for the private use of the land through long-term ground lease agreements. the leaseholders may own their homes or other improvements on the leased land, but resale restrictions apply. in theory, the CLt removes the cost of land from the housing price by separating ownership of the land from that of the house or other improvements.  \ngrowth of the cLt movement  \nthe CLt movement is relatively new. according to a national survey of CLts, most were formed over the last 20 years, with the pace of CLt formation increasing in the last decade (Greenstein and sungu-eryilmaz forthcoming) .1 there are now approximately 186 CLts in 40 of the 50 states and the district of Columbia. CLts are most concentrated in the cities of the northeast (37 percent), the West (29 percent) and the Midwest (19 percent); only 15 percent of CLts cur-  \nrently are located in the south (see Figure 1) .  \nseveral factors have remained important to the formation of CLts over time. the efforts of individual members of the community have been a key factor in the formation of most CLts, regardless of when they were formed. the efforts of local community groups was the third major factor in start-up support for the CLts (see table 1) .  \nthe impetus for CLt formation has shifted somewhat over the past four decades since the first CLt in the united states was founded in 1968 in rural Georgia. over the past 25 years municipal governments have taken a greater interest in sponsoring CLts than private businesses or other groups. For example, the City of delray Beach, Florida and the delray Beach redevelopment agency created the delray Beach Community Land trust in 2006 to own and manage land for [the benefit of the delray Beach community. in](the benefit of the delray Beach community. in)[ ](the benefit of the delray Beach community. in)december 2005 the City of Chicago announced its intention to create a citywide CLt to be staffed by the City of Chicago housing department. in May 2006 irvine, California announced its commitment to fund the irvine Community Land trust with more than $250 million to create nearly 10,000 units of below-market-rate housing over 10 years.  \naccording to our survey data, public officials provided a major impetus in the creation of 22  \n\n| ta B L e 􀀱 |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| community involvement is Key to the formation of cLts |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | decade of cLt formation |  |  |  |  |\n|  | 􀀱970s | 􀀱9􀀸0s | 􀀱990s | 2000s | number of\u003Cbr>cLts |\n| number of cLts forme","cbCaikuihxok12sK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikuihxok12sK","pdf",245184,"English","# Community Land Trusts - A Solution for Permanently Affordable Housing\n## Housing affordability pressure and the CLT response\n## Growth of the CLT movement\n## Formation factors and evolving public support\n## Feature: permanently affordable housing and subsidy retention","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the document say CLTs address in the U.S. housing market?\",\"answer\":\"Housing prices have grown faster than wages, pushing many low- and moderate-income households toward unaffordable rent or homeownership costs. 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