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Our Mission

San Juan Community Home Trust creates permanently affordable housing for low- and moderate-income island residents, promotes economic diversity and development, and supports a sustainable island community while practicing responsible stewardship of our rural enviornment.

The Home Trust is a community land trust, a type of organization that removes the cost of land from the cost of the home. Our homeowners partner with us as stewards of affordability. The Home Trust is a registered nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.

Dessert Night & Annual Meeting!
Thursday November 17, 2011 at 6:30 p.m at Skagit Valley College.
Celebrating our 10th Anniversary!

(posted: 11/7/11)

Please join us for our Annual Meeting and Dessert Night on Thursday November 17, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at Skagit Valley College, 221 Weber Way, Friday Harbor.

Once a year we come together to celebrate our successes, to talk about the future, and to eat (free) dessert! We will also elect new Board members.

This year’s nominees for two-year terms on the Home Trust Board are listed here with bios. Voting will take place at the Annual Meeting.

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Please join us for our
Dessert Night & Annual Meeting!
Thursday November 17, 2011 at 6:30 p.m at Skagit Valley College.

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Our Annual Report is now available online. Click here to read.

Sun Rise Forever Affordable Homes

sunrise estates homes

Sustainable Living on San Juan Island – in a new neighborhood near the elementary school.

Three units are still for sale:

  • A three-bedroom unit priced at $180,000 for eligible applicants.
  • A one-bedroom, ADA accessible unit, priced at $130,000.

The Sun Rise Forever community has 14 homes with solar hot water heating systems, rainwater catchment for laundry, bamboo flooring, air-to-air heat exchangers, and a “Living Machine” wastewater treatment system that will reclaim and reuse treated wastewater for toilets and landscaping; all aimed to reduce utility bills, conserve potable water, protect the marine ecosystem, and reduce global warming.

  • Attached duplex and triplexes arranged around a single courtyard, legally structured as condominiums.
  • Two of the homes are allowed to be sold to “moderate income” households (up to 120% Area Median Income), while 12 are reserved for households at or below 80% AMI.
  • There is a deed restriction permanently restricting the resale price. (A resale formula determines the price, and keeps the homes affordable while allowing the owner a share of appreciation on the home.)