City First Homes

Part of a family of companies that work together to serve the needs of low and moderate-income residents of the DC metro area, City First Homes aims to expand opportunity for working families and individuals, drive neighborhood stabilization, and preserve affordable housing near transit centers and in gentrifying and challenged communities. To do so, the nonprofit relies on the land trust housing model and further lowers barriers to homeownership by requiring a low cash payment at the time of purchase and reducing monthly mortgage payments.  Since its establishment in 2010, City First Homes has created over 217 permanently affordable homes, an investment of $4 million.