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Capital District Homeownership Collaborative

The Capital District Homeownership Collaborative is an association of nonprofit organizations working together to increase our collective impact. Our members promote affordable homeownership and neighborhood revitalization throughout New York's Capital District.

Member Organizations

bulletAffordable Housing Partnership
((518) 434-1730
bulletAlbany Community Land Trust
((518) 426-1296
bulletAlbany County Rural Housing Alliance
((518) 765-2425
bulletBetter Neighborhoods Inc.
((518) 372-6469
bulletCapital District Community Loan Fund
((518) 436-8586
bulletCommunity Land Trust of Schenectady
((518) 372-7616
bulletTAP, Inc.
((518) 274-3050
bulletTRIP NeighborWorks® Homeownership Center
((518) 690-0020
bulletCommunity Realty
((518) 434-1840

Experience

Our organizations have more than 175 years of collective housing and community development experience and a broad menu of existing products and services in Albany, Schenectady and Rensselaer counties. We have worked with one another on a variety of programs and projects over the years, including neighborhood initiatives, homebuyer education, housing development, matched savings programs, home repair programs, innovative loan products, down-payment assistance and more.

Impact

In 2009 our organizations assisted 200 new homebuyers, primarily in Albany, Schenectady and Troy. Each year, we work more than 15 different mortgage lenders to secure affordable financing on roughly $24 million dollars annually in home purchases. Click here for a summary of our homeownership impact.

Initiatives

With the support of the Charitable Leadership Foundation, we are developing new and better ways of promoting homeownership and strengthening Capital District neighborhoods. Current projects include: 

bulletCommunity Realty

Community Realty is a new social purpose real estate brokerage started by the Homeownership Collaborative. Visit www.yourownhome.org to learn how our agents can work for you!

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Workforce Homeownership

We are working with area employers to promote homeownership to area employees in adjacent neighborhoods. Click here for an EAH summary.

bulletPublic Policy

Our organizations continue to share ideas, foster dialogue and build a network of people who care about healthy affordable neighborhoods. We have drafted several documents that address needed improvements in the areas of affordable housing and community development:

bulletRecommendations to the Spitzer Administration. Dec-2006.
bulletSolutions to the Vacant Buildings Problem. Nov-2007.
bulletQuality Neighborhoods for Regional Prosperity - DRAFT.
Call Eric at (518) 434-1840 ext. 1 to request copies.
 
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Ongoing Collaboration

Information sharing, cooperation, coordinated service provision, collective actions, and strategic planning are central to the ongoing work of the Homeownership Collaborative.

For more information, call Eric Dahl at (518) 434-1840 ext. 1

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Site last updated: February 4, 2010