Dreams Start Here
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
We provide income-eligible households with the following:
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, realtors, and title companies who are experienced with Proud Ground and knowledgeable about community land trusts, and
Ongoing support after you get the keys so you can dream of what’s next.
And if you need translation or interpreter assistance, we can help with that, too.
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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 with 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. Have a car? Street parking is available if the home does not have a driveway or garage.
As for existing Proud Ground homes, we are able to provide solar installation opportunities through partnerships..
Ask your realtor for a tour, and see for yourself.
A Lasting Investment in People, Families, and Communities
How Community Land Trusts Work
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.
As for the homebuyers themselves, they agree to a resale formula that shares the appreciation of the home with Proud Ground while enabling them to make the home their own. When it’s time to sell the home, Proud Ground is the listing agent and prospective buyers must be income-qualified.
This means affordable homeownership isn't just created once—it is preserved for generations. Our community land trust helps communities build stability and wealth while protecting affordable homes from rising land prices and speculation.
Read about Proud Ground’s history.
Watch the video celebrating our 25th anniversary to learn more.
How Community Land Trusts 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.