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From Maui Now:

The door to permanently affordable homeownership in Lahaina is now open. The Lahaina Community Land Trust has launched its homebuyer portal where Lahaina-rooted ʻohana can take the first step on the path to purchasing an affordable home.

The portal, accessible at lahainacommunitylandtrust.org/comehome, allows interested residents to submit an intake form that places them on the pathway to one day purchasing an LCLT home. When a home becomes available for sale, LCLT will run a lottery among qualified applicants, who will then have the opportunity to purchase available homes.

Residents who sign up now will receive notices on homes as they come up for sale and guidance on how to become homebuyer-ready while they wait. Just as importantly, every intake helps LCLT better understand the community’s housing needs, directly shaping where and how we build in the years ahead.

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