SECURING AFFORDABILITY
ONE HOME AT A TIME
Through our Home Buy Down program, the Falmouth Housing Trust buys market rate homes and turns them into community assets.
How our Buy Down Program Works:
- We purchase homes at market rates using contributions from our donors and the Town of Falmouth Affordable Housing Fund.
- The Home is re-sold in a few months to a working family at a significantly reduced price.
- The home is restricted on resale to the new buyer as affordable and attainable housing.
For more details, contact the FHT.
Financing provided by:
Ensuring Falmouth stays home for all.
Are You Ready to Buy?
Our Ready to Buy list is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to buy a deed-restricted affordable home. By signing up, you’ll gain exclusive access to notifications from Falmouth Housing Trust about homes available for purchase. Join our Ready to Buy List today and take the first step towards finding your perfect place to call home.
Building Dreams in Falmouth
Building Dreams in Falmouth
FHT is looking for
DONATIONS of LAND
or HOUSING!
Please make the creation of Affordable Workforce Housing Possible.
Every donation supports our young residents and families who are essential to keeping our community vibrant and economically strong.
In addition to monetary donations, FHT welcomes gifts of land, existing housing, and “bargain sales” of existing housing for tax benefit purposes.
Don’t forget, donating real estate may give you the opportunity to avoid capital gains taxes!
FHT is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
“Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.”
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
Join Us for Community Information Sessions!
Please join our Community Information Sessions on Zoom to learn about this important step forward for workforce housing in our community! Community input is an important part of shaping housing solutions that serve local needs.
Bigelow Landing Road Homes Sold
The Housing Trust has built 5 affordable deed restricted workforce homes (2 3-bedroom homes and 3 2-bedroom homes) that were sold early in 2026 to homeowners earning up to 80% and up to 120% of the median income for Barnstable County.
Falmouth Housing Trust Gets New Chief Development Officer
Katherine M. Ayson, whose career has centered on building community partnerships and fundraising for mission-driven nonprofits, has been named chief development officer of the Falmouth Housing Trust.
Join Us for Community Information Sessions!
Please join our Community Information Sessions on Zoom to learn about this important step forward for workforce housing in our community! Community input is an important part of shaping housing solutions that serve local needs.
Bigelow Landing Road Homes Sold
The Housing Trust has built 5 affordable deed restricted workforce homes (2 3-bedroom homes and 3 2-bedroom homes) that were sold early in 2026 to homeowners earning up to 80% and up to 120% of the median income for Barnstable County.
Falmouth Housing Trust Gets New Chief Development Officer
Katherine M. Ayson, whose career has centered on building community partnerships and fundraising for mission-driven nonprofits, has been named chief development officer of the Falmouth Housing Trust.
Our Board of Directors Thanks You for Your Support
Building Dreams in Falmouth
Fundraising Reception
Thursday, October 23, 2025
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The Coonamessett
311 Gifford Street, Falmouth
Hors d’oeuvres, Cash Bar, Raffle, Live & Silent Auctions
Because of your support, we can make the dream of home ownership possible,
and help our community!
Thank you to our donors, sponsors, volunteers, community partners and all who made our Building Dreams Annual Fundraising Event a success! We raised $78,000 for support of the Trust’s mission to develop affordable and attainable workforce housing. Because of your generosity, we are able to create more housing opportunities and help local families build brighter futures in Falmouth! Together we are building community, opportunity and hope.
DIAMOND SPONSORS
Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation
PLATINUM SPONSORS
The Falmouth Walk
The Joel and Blanche Seifer Family
GOLD SPONSORS
Dalpe Excavation
Eastern Bank Foundation
SILVER SPONSORS
Lori and George Andrews
Cape Cod Five Bank
Derouen | Levinson Group
Foley & Foley, PC
Eleanor Ling
Mid-Cape Home Centers
New Wave Printing & Design, Inc.
BRONZE SPONSORS
Eric Asendorf – Janney Sound Financial Advisors
Joan and Robert Bates
Christopher and Laura Lawrence
Bennett Plumbing & Heating
Falmouth Lumber
The Valle Group
This Year’s Live Auction Items Include…
- Patriots Tickets located in the Putnam Club
- Maine Chalet
- Catered Dinner & Wine for 6
- Exciting Adventures
- Waterville Valley – Condo for 10
- 3 Nights in Downtown Nantucket – Sleeps 9
YOUR PARTICIPATION WILL DOUBLE ITS IMPACT!
Up to $10,000 will be matched by Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation
Stephanie McDowell is a CPA based in Falmouth with over 30 years of accounting and tax experience. She serves individuals and small businesses, with a specialization in Construction clients. She also works extensively with estate and trust taxation.
Thomas Zine
Lori Andrews has held a variety of leadership roles in HR, finance, audit and IT during a 40+ year career in financial services-insurance, public accounting and government. Lori retired from Liberty Mutual in 2021 as Senior Vice President and Manager of Global Total Rewards. In that role, ensuring more than 45,000 employees receive fair and competitive compensation and benefits worldwide. Lori has served on the Partners for Youth with Disabilities Board of Directors since 2020.
Maro Titus has a deep connection to the Falmouth Community that dates back to her childhood, shaping her passion for the area. Leveraging her successful career in healthcare administration, Maro has transitioned her expertise to Kinlin Grover Compass Real Estate. As a dedicated agent, she strives to understand each client’s unique needs, bringing a wealth of marketing knowledge and enthusiasm to the real estate practice. With a background in executive leadership encompassing strategic planning, government affairs, and business development, Maro’s professional journey is marked by a commitment to excellence.
Sudie Gifford comes to our board with an extremely varied background in arts, education, finance, public relations, and charity work.
David Sutkowy has lived in Falmouth since 2020.
Information coming soon.
Joan Bates has lived in Falmouth with her husband, Robert, since 2002. Prior to that, the couple lived in Newton. Joan’s 25-year professional career was in special education and nonprofit management.
Joanne O’Sullivan is a real estate attorney who has been practicing law in Falmouth since 1995. She is a self described “wash-ashore” living on Cape Cod for close to 20 years. Joanne grew up in South Boston, and graduated from the University of Chicago and Boston College Law School. Attorney O’Sullivan has been a sole practitioner for the past six years. She is married and her children are enrolled in the Falmouth Public Schools. Ms. O’Sullivan joined the FHT Board of Directors in 2009 and became Vice President in 2011.
Director, Addie Drolette, is a Falmouth native and makes her home in East Falmouth. Most of Addie’s professional career has been spent serving the mortgage financing needs of the community of Falmouth. She is presently a Senior Residential Loan Officer with Martha’s Vineyard Bank.