Course Details

In this introductory faculty-led online course, participants will review the most common models of shared equity homeownership, weighing the pros and cons of each model as a vehicle for promoting individual and community security, prosperity, and mobility. Shared-equity homeownership is a creative tool for creating vibrant, inclusive and equitable communities. Community land trusts, shared-equity cooperatives and deed-restricted homes are models where the rights, responsibilities, risks, and rewards of homeownership are shared between the individuals who own and occupy this housing and an organizational entity that stands behind the home long after it is sold. These models ensure that homes remain affordable to persons of modest means on a long-term basis by restricting the amount of equity that homeowners may remove from their homes on resale.

This faculty-led online course includes self-paced online assignments and the use of peer discussion forums. The course is presented in four weekly lessons. A live online session is held weekly with the faculty and participants. Participants should expect to spend approximately four hours per week on course related reading and assignments.

Course Length: 2 Days

Tuition: $545.0

Course counts toward a professional certificate (PCP): No