Community Land Trusts and the Future of Kensington Market Podcast Episode · New Housing Alternatives · April 17 · 31m

Out now!

Kensington Market CLT talks about how communities can fight for neighbourhood change on their own terms, and win!
- organizing to stop a Walmart
- preventing renovictions
- winning funds to buy 3 apartments
- preparing to break ground on new builds
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Loyal to the Soil: Eco-villages and Eco-communities in Canada Webinar - Housing Commons Research Centre What does it take to build sustainable, community-led housing in Canada?

Webinar Recording: Loyal to the Soil: Eco-villages and Eco-communities in Canada housingcommonsresearch.ca/eco-villages... What does it take to build sustainable, community-led housing in Canada? Wendy Reid Fairhurst, Rob Cole, and Mary-Kate Craig share insights. #housing #canada

Condo investment fund set to benefit from Ontario’s proposed tax break Rebate gives High Art Capital a financial incentive to make bulk purchases of unsold condos to add them to the rental market

Housing bail out - who benefits?

A clear winner: the nearly "50 private funds & high-net-worth individuals buying...condos in batches of 40 to 50”

The $2.2B HST break gives these firms "another financial incentive" to bulk buy - up to $130k per home 👇🧵

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All Ontario buyers will be eligible for HST rebate on new homes for one year, Ford says Premier Doug Ford says the province and federal government plan to temporarily expand the HST rebate for new homes in the province, allowing all buyers a rebate of up to $130,000.

Ontario will offer up to $130k tax breaks for all buyers of new homes, including investors buying “rental property”.

Before, the HST rebate was for 1st-time buyers.

Now, it will help buyers who already own outbid those who don’t, costing the public dearly.

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Community Land Trusts as a Global Housing Solution | Webinar HCRC Webinar - Researchers from Canada, Brazil, and the UK explore how Community Land Trusts respond to housing financialization.

Recent webinar recap: Held Together

Community Land Trust researchers and practitioners from Canada, Brazil, and the UK discussed how community-led housing is securing land and building long-term housing stability.

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#HousingCommons #CLT

Held Together: Research on Community Land Trusts Around the World | Webinar - Housing Commons Research Centre Reserve Your Spot Around the world, communities are pushing back against housing systems that treat homes as financial assets rather than places to live. From Canada to the UK and...

Webinar on Feb 26: What changes when housing is something we hold together? Researchers and practitioners from around the world reflect on CLTs as living infrastructure.
Housing doesn’t have to be a commodity! Join: Thur, Feb 26, 12-1:30 pm housingcommonsresearch.ca/event/held-t... #housingcommons

Exchanging Futures: Housing Commons International Exchange Watch our webinar exploring Housing Commons across Canada & Uganda, women-led housing movements, and international knowledge exchange.

🎥 Webinar Recording: Exchanging Futures – International Perspectives on Housing Commons is now available! Watch thoughtful discussions on women-led housing and global exchanges between Canada & Uganda.
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“True to This, Not New to This” — Full Webinar Video on Black Land Stewardship

Survey Overview The Housing Commons Research Centre's inaugural webinar explored community-led housing and land stewardship through historical and contemporary perspectives. Susanna Bunce introduced the centre, funded…

True to This, Not New to This – Community-Led Housing Roots Explore the deep roots of community-led housing through Black land stewardship, mutual aid, and freedom-making traditions in this free webinar.

Our first HCRC webinar is next week!
True to This, Not New to This explores the deep roots of community-led housing through land stewardship, mutual aid, and freedom-making.
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#CommunityLedHousing #LandStewardship #MutualAid #HousingJustice

New from NHAs' blog: our analysis of Ontario's Bill 60.

Bill 60, as proposed, will make it easier & faster to evict tenants.

We explore 6 proposed changes, showing how they will erode tenants protections & further fuel Ontario's homelessness crisis 👇🧵
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Event poster for the Housing Commons Research Centre (HCRC) Launch Panel. The background features soft, earth-toned gradients with abstract housing silhouettes. Text reads: “Towards a New Commons: Introducing the Housing Commons Research Centre.” Join us for a panel discussion exploring housing as a shared responsibility and collective right. Friday, October 17, 2025 | 7:00–9:00 PM | In-person at the New Housing Alternatives Annual Workshop. Featuring: Chiyi Tam (Toronto Chinatown Community Land Trust), Norm Leech (Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House & Downtown Eastside CLT), Jesse Upton Crowe & Babie (Encampment Support & Mutual Aid Advocates), and Courtney Lockhart (Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada). Hosted by Dr. Susannah Bunce and Nat Pace, co-leads of the HCRC. Logos for the Housing Commons Research Centre (HCRC) and New Housing Alternatives appear at the bottom.

What if housing was treated as a shared responsibility, not a commodity?

We’re launching the Housing Commons Research Centre (HCRC) with a public panel on Oct 17 exploring housing as a commons, featuring leaders from Canada’s alternative housing movement.

RSVP:
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International Commentaries on Preserving Affordable Homeownership - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy This collection of six global commentaries reflects on the Preserving Affordable Homeownership Policy Focus Report published by the Lincoln Institute in partnership with the International Center for C...

Check out Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's new report on the global Community Land Trust movement.

It features a chapter by NHA partners Dominique Russell (Kensington Market CLT) & Sue Bunce (UofT), which explores the growth of CLTs across Canada.

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