As a community land trust, we provide
HUD-certified one-on-one counseling and financial education with a Proud Ground staff member who will guide you every step of the way,
Access to permanently affordable homes and down payment assistance exclusively for Proud Ground buyers,
A team of participating lenders and realtors who are experienced with Proud Ground and CLTs, and
Ongoing support after you get the keys to ensure your success as a homeowner so you can dream of what’s next.
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Imagine a home that’s truly yours, where you can put down roots, build memories, gain financial stability, and feel confident about your future.
Proud Ground makes it possible.
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Designed with Households and the Environment in Mind
Proud Ground works with developers and community partners to build affordably priced homes built to high environmental standards, such as using solar panels for reduced utility costs, energy-efficient appliances, and an abundance of natural lighting. With access to public transportation and walkable or bikeable neighborhoods, there’s no need for a car at many of our properties.
As for existing Proud Ground homes, we are able to provide solar installation opportunities through partnerships.
Thoughtful, modern designs like upstairs laundry, family-friendly flooring, tile backsplashes, accent walls, and patios ensure our homes aren’t cookie-cutter.
Ask your realtor for a tour and see for yourself.
How Our Community Land Trust Works
Proud Ground builds, rehabs, and sells homes to income-qualified buyers at affordable prices typically below 50% of market-rate homes. Because the land is held in community ownership on a 99-year renewable agreement, homes are resold to the next income-qualified buyers.
This means affordable homeownership isn't just created once—it is preserved for generations, helping communities build stability and wealth while protecting affordable homes from rising land prices and speculation.
The result: a lasting investment in people, families, and communities.
The Advantage for the Homebuyer
Homebuyers agree to a resale formula that splits the appreciation of the home while enabling them to make the home their own. Go ahead, paint the walls, add an ADU, plant a garden. When it’s time to sell the home, Proud Ground will list the property and find the next buyer.
How Community Land Trust Began
Community Land Trusts are rooted in the civil rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr advocated for ending discrimination in housing, employment, and schools. One week after his assassination, the Fair Housing Act was passed, and a year later the first Community Land Trust was established. Named New Communities, Inc., it was a collective farming effort supporting African American farmers to secure land and property, thereby gaining power and generational wealth building opportunities.
The model has grown into a global approach to community empowerment and wealth creation. Today, there are more than 300 community land trusts in the United States, and twice as many globally across 13 countries.
Proud Ground is the Pacific Northwest’s largest provider of permanently affordable homeownership opportunities, serving six counties in Oregon and Southwest Washington.