Nov 7November Notes from Home: 📦 We’re moving!CHT is preparing to leave our current office. Starting 11/23, our team will be available by appointment only. 🏡 Now available: a 2-bed, 1-bath condo at 140 W Franklin St in downtown Chapel Hill, with a private balcony and garage parking. 📅 Save the date: our virtual Annual Meeting is Tuesday, December 8 at 6:00 pm. 🌱 Growing together: more than 250 new homes will join our permanently affordable inventory, including 33 family-friendly townhomes at Homestead Gardens (pictured). 🎉 We’re celebrating 35 years and 300 permanently affordable homes. See the families and partners behind it in our 2025–26 Impact Report. 🔗Read the full newsletter at the link in our bio.Impact
Community Home TrustImpactin 6 numbers
To date365+permanently affordable homes in inventory- 2024-202511homes sold
2024-2025389children lived in CHT homes at purchase- To date286homeownership units in inventory
To date62rental units in inventory- 2024-202532%of homeowners were single parents
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Nov 7November Notes from Home: 📦 We’re moving!CHT is preparing to leave our current office. Starting 11/23, our team will be available by appointment only. 🏡 Now available: a 2-bed, 1-bath condo at 140 W Franklin St in downtown Chapel Hill, with a private balcony and garage parking. 📅 Save the date: our virtual Annual Meeting is Tuesday, December 8 at 6:00 pm. 🌱 Growing together: more than 250 new homes will join our permanently affordable inventory, including 33 family-friendly townhomes at Homestead Gardens (pictured). 🎉 We’re celebrating 35 years and 300 permanently affordable homes. See the families and partners behind it in our 2025–26 Impact Report. 🔗Read the full newsletter at the link in our bio.
🏡✨ Meet Tiz G., recipient of the 2026 Deanna Carson Memorial Good Neighbor…♥ 21 · Sep 11
💛 What a wonderful evening celebrating the power of home, community…♥ 10 · Oct 15
Last week, neighbors, partners, and community champions came together for our…♥ 9 · Oct 14
🏆CHT is pleased to name Ron Strom the 2026 Building Better Futures Award…♥ 8 · Sep 19
Please join us in welcoming Carly to the Community Home Trust team!♥ 8 · Aug 7
🏘 Housing affordability affects everyone,and solving it will take all of us.♥ 8 · Jun 27
🏡✨ Meet Tiz G., recipient of the 2026 Deanna Carson Memorial Good Neighbor…
♥ 21 · Sep 11
💛 What a wonderful evening celebrating the power of home, community…
♥ 10 · Oct 15
Last week, neighbors, partners, and community champions came together for our…
♥ 9 · Oct 14
🏆CHT is pleased to name Ron Strom the 2026 Building Better Futures Award…
♥ 8 · Sep 19
Please join us in welcoming Carly to the Community Home Trust team!
♥ 8 · Aug 7
🏘 Housing affordability affects everyone,and solving it will take all of us.
♥ 8 · Jun 27
- Stewardship Program
Some major home systems will need to be replaced over time. Because these repairs are expensive and important, all Community Home Trust homeowners join our Stewardship Program, which helps cover the cost of certain major replacements and repairs.
- Capital Improvement Incentive Program
In October 2020, we launched the Capital Improvement Incentive Program, a new program being offered to homeowners that allows them to receive a return on their investment in bathroom and kitchen remodels and window replacements.
- Approved Vendor List
Community Home Trust maintains a list of approved vendors. These vendors are insured, and CHT has inspected the quality of their work.
- Dowling Home Maintenance Fund
Maintain peace of mind with assistance for routine and emergency repairs. Keep your home safe and secure with timely support.
- Refinancing Your Home
Homeowners may refinance under the ground lease terms, with approval from Community Home Trust.
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2026 Exceptional Innovation Award Celebrates Habitat for Humanity of Orange County2 min read · Sep 22
Celebrating Our 2026 Building Better Futures Award Winner: Ron Strom2 min read · Sep 9
Celebrating Tiz G., 2026 Deanna Carson Memorial Good Neighbor Award Recipient2 min read · Sep 3
Welcome Carly!1 min read · Aug 4
Finding the Right Fit: How CHT Matches Homebuyers with Available Homes3 min read · Jul 23
Harvard JCHS’s Latest Housing Report Reinforces Why Community Land Trusts Matter2 min read · Jul 16- communityhometrust.org2025-2026 Impact Report Downloadable PDFJul 1PDF
Reflections on TCF’s What Matters: Housing Affordability2 min read · Jun 22
AMI and Eligibility for CHT Homeownership2 min read · Jun 2
Worth the Wait: Julia’s Path Home2 min read · May 26
With partners
🏆 Congratulations to @orangehabitat, recipient of CHT’s 2026 Exceptional…
With Habitat for Humanity of Orange County
🏆Our 2026 Community Impact Award honorees remind us that meaningful change…
With Habitat For Humanity
🏡✨ Meet Tiz G., recipient of the 2026 Deanna Carson Memorial Good Neighbor…
With CEF: Community Empowerment Fund
🏘 Housing affordability affects everyone,and solving it will take all of us.
With Triangle Community Foundation
We were pleased to join nearly 200 fellow housing advocates at North Carolina…
With North Carolina Housing Coalition
About
Community Home Trust is a Community Land Trust that supports the people of the Chapel Hill and Orange County, North Carolina area. We strengthen our communities through the development and stewardship of permanently affordable homes and related community assets.
Our vision is a world in which barriers are removed for those wanting a home they can afford, where the supply of those homes keeps pace with the demand, and all individuals have long term access to a safe home where they can thrive, work, and grow.
As a nonprofit, licensed real estate firm, we have two brokers on staff that provide expertise in buying and selling the affordable homes in our inventory. We provide marketing services as well as step-by-step support to get you from the contract signing to the closing table. We do not charge a commission for this service.
We have staff dedicated to helping our homeowners choose a vendor to deal with repairs needed on their homes or answer questions they may have. Community Home Trust manages four HOA’s, for a total of 71 properties. We work closely with the HOA boards to deal with homeowner concerns, governance matters, and routine and capital maintenance repairs.