For the last year and a half, the Community Land Trust Association of West Marin, a tiny nonprofit housing organization, has confronted an enormous challenge: finding homes for 150 displaced ranch residents in a market where the scarcity of affordable housing is dire.
CLAM recently closed a deal on the final tranche of housing needed to meet its goal, signing a lease with an option to purchase the Cottages at Point Reyes Seashore. The property,…