Summary
The city's employee homebuyer assistance program currently leaves out people who bought deed-restricted or community land trust homes — they can feel stuck in their first house. This expansion creates a new eligibility category so they can buy their first market-rate home.
At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
The program is currently funded through ARPA, but the amendment fixes the underlying eligibility policy so it can continue under future funding.
City employees in community land trusts and shared-equity homes looking to move up.
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