Transform housing.
Empower communities.
Pathway to Equity exists to embed permanence and community control into affordable housing through resident and community ownership.
We design the ownership, governance, and stewardship structures that enable residents to own their homes, exercise real decision-making power, and preserve affordability across generations.
Our work applies across new construction, existing buildings, and direct ownership structures—different starting conditions, the same commitment to long-term community control.
Choose your starting point:
Our Role
Pathway to Equity is a technical partner and systems integrator.
We work with communities, developers, nonprofits, funders, and public partners to design ownership, governance, and stewardship structures for resident-owned housing.
We do not build housing, own property, or act as a landlord.
Why This Matters
Most of what is labeled “affordable housing” today is only affordable temporarily. Without durable ownership and governance structures, affordability and community control are often lost over time.
Lasting affordability requires legal and governance frameworks designed to endure.
How It Works
Pathway to Equity translates proven shared-equity and community land trust models into implementable pathways by:
- designing ownership and governance frameworks suited to the site and community
- integrating development, financing, and legal structures from the outset
- supporting clear developer exit and long-term community stewardship
Our Paths
Pathway to Equity applies its work through three implementation conditions, shaped by property type and local goals.
Lasting change in affordable housing comes from legal structures that endure.
