Video: Ossie Kendrix gives a tour of a Dallas Community Land Trust affordable home

By Camilo Diaz Jr.|Published On: December 8, 2025|Categories: Bertrand, Housing + Property Taxes, South Dallas, Videos|

Ossie Kendrix, executive director of the new Dallas Community Land Trust, stationed himself at an open house in South Dallas’ Bertrand neighborhood on Nov. 1, 2025, ready to show it off to prospective buyers.

Only one couple showed up to peruse while Dallas Free Press was there. Kendrix explained to us how the trust owning the land would make the mortgage payments and property taxes more affordable to its future owners.

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