Common Roots Housing Trust

05/19/2026

In Canada, more than half of all housing on community land trusts is cooperative housing. In the U.S., that number is less than 2%. Why?

05/19/2026

05/02/2026

The share of Americans who are married and own a home by age 30 has collapsed from 52% in 1960 to just 12% today, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Economists warn the trend signals a fundamental breakdown in the traditional path to middle-class financial security, with long-term implications fo...

05/01/2026

Housing is one of the most important policy conversations in our country right now. The concerns are familiar. Local control. Density. Property values. Gentrification. Those concerns are real, and they should be part of the conversation. What is often missing is how they connect. At the center of ea...

04/19/2026

The federal housing bills include zero new spending — but could still reshape how housing gets built in America. Streamlined permitting. Zoning reform incentives. HOME and disaster recovery programs permanently reauthorized. Community land trusts in federal statute for the first time. Investor own...

04/19/2026

Median home prices in our region are in the top 17% of all counties in America. We know unaffordable housing is a significant barrier to economic opportunity, business growth and long-term sustainability. While it may not be popular to hear, the solution is more supply. Our region must find innovati...