We build a community by placing land in trust and homes in reach
Home buyers are central to our mission of creating affordable homeownership opportunities for residents who want to call State College home. Once a house becomes a land trust home, it remains permanently affordable to low-moderate income buyers forever. Even when a land trust homeowner wants to sell their home to leave the area or size up, the home will be sold to another income qualified buyer, thereby remaining affordable in perpetuity.
SCCLT homeowners are teachers, bus drivers, IT professionals, social service workers, parents, grandparents, Penn State employees and small businesses owners.
SCCLT homeowners are teachers, bus drivers, IT professionals, social service workers, parents, grandparents, Penn State employees and small businesses owners.
SCCLT Homeownership since 1996:
- Purchased and rehabbed 44 homes and built 2 net-zero energy ready homes.
- Assisted 69 households in obtaining the dream of homeownership.
- Created homeownership opportunities in every neighborhood of the Borough, including College Heights, the Highlands, and Greentree, contributing to their stability.
- Encountered zero foreclosures, due in large part to the budgeting follow-ups with new homeowners.
- Partnered with local housing organizations including Housing Transitions Inc., Centre County Housing and Land Trust, the Centre County Planning Office, and the Centre County Affordable Housing Coalition to further affordable housing opportunities through out the region.
- Served as a model for successful community land trusts across the state and nation.
Recent SCCLT homeowner speaks on the power of purchasing a home after years of housing instability:
Click here for more reflections from founding homeowners, board members, and staff.
