Escambia County’s affordable housing shortage is leaving more families priced out of homeownership, but one model already in motion is helping change that. The Northwest Florida Community Land Trust (CLT), launched locally by Pensacola Habitat for Humanity, has already put new homeowners into houses they can afford to keep. Last week, county commissioners dug deeper into how the program works and how it might be expanded to help more residents.
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Pensacola Habitat for Humanity President Sam Young presented the CLT as part of a broader strategy to address housing needs at multiple income levels. He outlined Habitat’s portfolio, which includes a traditional program serving 60 to 80% of the area median income, workforce housing for those earning 80 to 120%, a new rental program offering three-bedroom, two-bath homes for $1,200 to $1,300 a month, and HUD-certified homebuyer counseling…