Scholarship & Service
Publications
Davis, John Emmeus, and Kristin King-Ries. The Preservation Partnership: Municipal Support for CLT Programs Creating Homes That Last. Policy Focus Report, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2024.
King-Ries, Kristin, et al., editors. A Community Land Trust Digest: Legal and Social Commentaries. ABA Press / Terra Nostra Press, 2026.
2026
2024
King-Ries, Kristin. “Advocating for Community Land Trusts.” Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law, vol. 31, no. 3, 2023, pp. 365-389. American Bar Association.
2023
King-Ries, Kristin. “Community Land Trusts: Protecting Affordability and Promoting Equity in Homeownership.” Introduction, The Forum in Conversation, Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law, vol. 30, no. 3, 2022, p. 393.
2022
King-Ries, Kristin. “Creative Ways to Finance Agriculture.” Shelterforce, no. 195, Summer 2019, p. 20.
2019
Presentations
“The Legislative Landscape for Community Land Trusts in the Southeast.” Florida Housing Coalition Annual Conference, 26 Aug. 2026, Orlando, FL.
“Community Land Trusts, Mixed Income Neighborhood Trusts, and Land Bank Authority.” American Bar Association’s Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Conference, 22 May 2026, Washington, D.C.
“A Community Land Trust Digest: Legal and Social Commentaries.” Book Talk, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, 16 May 2026, Brooklyn, NY.
“Social Housing in Oregon: Community Land Trusts Practice and Policy.” Housing Oregon Conference, 16 Sept. 2025, Portland, OR.
“Conservation Easements: Expanding Access to Farmland and Housing.” Land Trust Alliance Rally, 6 Sept. 2025, Cleveland, OH.
“Bringing Permanently Affordable Housing to Life: Innovation, Data and Disruption.” Florida Housing Coalition Annual Conference, 26 Aug. 2025, Orlando, FL.
“Community Land Trusts.” American Bar Association’s Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Conference, 22 May 2025, Washington, D.C.
“Turning Land into Legacy: Community Land Trusts, Land Banking and Government Partnerships for Affordable Housing.” Panel, Western Region Habitat for Humanity Conference, 17 Apr. 2025, Portland, OR.
“Cities, Counties, and CLTs Collaborating to Create Homes That Last.” Panel, California CLT Network Conference, 12 Sept. 2024, Los Angeles, CA.
“Community Land Trusts: Affordable Housing Strategies for Racial and Economic Justice.” Panel, American Planning Association Planning and Law Division Webinar, American Planning Association, 12 Mar. 2024.
“Rethinking Farmland and Housing Ownership Through an Equity and Justice Lens.” Land Trust Rally, 9 Sept. 2023, Portland, OR.
“Emerging Land Ownership Models.” Panel, USDA National Agricultural Library Webinar, 22 Sept. 2022.
Memberships
American Bar Association
Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Economic Development
Grounded Solutions Network | Member Spotlight
Education
Stanford University, M.A.
Washington University Law School, J.D., Law Review
Editor on Law Review, Women’s Law Caucus President
1994
1990
Middlebury College, B.A. Cum Laude, Dean’s List
1989