THE MISALLOCATION CIVILIZATION Capital Without Purpose, Immigration Without Integration, and the Social Infrastructure We Failed to Build

Four moves: end exclusionary zoning, scale CLTs/co‑ops, anchor procurement local, rebuild a dual-education pipeline for the trades.

Read: thinkingprospectus.substack.com/p/the-misall...

#YIMBY #WorkforceDevelopment #CommunityLandTrusts #TransitOrientedDevelopment

NEWS: Senator Blunt Rochester Introduces Bill to Break Down Barriers to Homeownership, Put More Americans on the Path to Generational Wealth Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today introduced the Permanent Housing Affordability Act. By providin...

Some great news from Congress: Senator LBR (@bluntrochester.senate.gov) and Rep. Schrier are co-introducing a bill to support #communitylandtrusts and other #sharedequityhomeownership models. Very excited to see this out in the world! @groundedsolutions.bsky.social

Fannie and Freddie have been strong partners in supporting #CommunityLandTrusts and #SharedEquityHomeownership. Great topic, great participants, should be a great discussion!

Rep. Perriman pitches bonus points for community land trusts to boost affordable homeownership Rep. Perriman introduced HF3600 to give jurisdictions that establish community land trusts up to 5 percentage-point bonus scoring from the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; testimony from land-trust advocates highlighted long-term affordability and state investments in CLT homes.

Rep. Perriman's new proposal could revolutionize affordable housing in Minnesota by incentivizing community land trusts with bonus points for development funding!

Learn more here

#MN #LocalDevelopment #CitizenPortal #AffordableHousing #CommunityLandTrusts #MinnesotaCommunity

A year after LA fires wiped out homes, people are still displaced & priced out of their neighborhoods by predatory developers and corporate landlords
EVERY poll shows California's top worries include housing affordability.
#ButchWare4Gov
#SocialHousing
#CommunityLandTrusts
#VacancyTax

#CommunityLandTrusts give renters a seat at the table, preserve affordability & flip the power dynamic so housing serves people—not profit. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

A Community Land Trust Movement Rises in New York City: Leadership Lessons | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice. How can housing and land justice be achieved in New York City? A community land ownership movement is gaining strength—and making a difference.

@npquarterly.bsky.social today, Deyenira del Rio @neweconomyproject.bsky.social and Debra Ack of #EastNewYorkCLT write about the growth of #communitylandtrusts in New York City "from just two 12 years ago ... to more than 20" and how it was done. Read more at: nonprofitquarterly.org/a-community-...

New #LongRead by Thijs Meeusen & Abigail Friendly
Challenging gentrification: Community struggle in CLT H-Buurt, Amsterdam

Read the full text in #openaccess at radicalhousingjournal.org/2025/challen...

#LongRead #CommunityLandTrusts #Gentrification #UrbanCommons #RightToTheCity #HousingJustice

How Evidence-Based Housing Policy Advances the Right to Housing in Canada Can data chart a right? In this blog, Dr. Alexandra Flynn examines how evidence-based housing research advances the constitutional and legal foundation for housing rights in Canada. Exploring the gap…

2/2 But rights aren't abstract. They're built through policy, data, and accountability.

BSH research on #evictions, #CommunityLandTrusts, #zoning & #financialization provides the structural analysis needed to realize housing rights.

🧑‍💻 Read our latest blog for more: buff.ly/L4aYJSG

Study: community land trusts can strengthen disaster resilience but face insurance, funding and regulatory barriers Amber Khan of the University of Washington summarized an international study of 23 CLTs that found CLTs can support mitigation, adaptation and recovery through permanent land protection, green building, policy advocacy, land stewardship and social capital. Interviewees cited common barriers: high insurance costs in hazard areas, limited long‑term

Community land trusts are emerging as powerful tools for disaster resilience, blending housing affordability with ecological stewardship and cultural practices.

Learn more here!

#MissoulaMissoulaCounty #MT #CitizenPortal #DisasterResilience #CommunityLandTrusts #MissoulaCommunity

Harnessing the Shock of Disaster to Propel Change Sometimes disasters open a space for bigger and faster positive change. In Lahaina, Hawai'i, after the devastating fires in 2023, community leaders built on preexisting relationships to approach housi...

After the fires, Lahaina refused to be displaced. They built the Lahaina Community Land Trust, a model of community-led recovery rooted in trust, aloha ʻāina (love for the land), and housing justice. #CommunityLandTrusts ➡️ shelterforce.org/2025/10/08/h...

Vielen Dank für diesen spannenden Auftakt!✨
Am Donnerstag haben rund 100 Teilnehmende den Impulsen von @stefanhorn.bsky.social zur Rolle der #Bodenrente und von Katja Schubel zu #Commons gelauscht.

Am 6.11. geht's weiter mit nachhaltiger #Bodenpolitik und dem Ansatz der #CommunityLandTrusts 👇

“A CLT can say we want to shield this land to ensure that locals come first and from that we’ll be able to provide housing for the nurses and teachers and doctors who we need,” - Karl Fitzgerald #communitylandtrusts #housingjustice #affordablehousing

🚨 48% of income now goes to mortgage repayments ⁉️ We are 60% over the housing stress benchmark
If any other system failed this badly, we’d overhaul it! It's time to✨decommodify housing✨and back real solutions like #CommunityLandTrusts 🏘️ JOIN US 👉https://sbee.link/bqpxnu63wd

#KensingtonMarket is incredibly near & dear to my heart.

Support #CommunityLandTrusts & #CommunityBonds in your area.

We also testified today in support of the Community Land Act. These bills will help put land in community hands for permanent, deep affordability.

#CommunityLandTrusts #HousingJustice

Call For Ideas Survey Call For Ideas Survey

📢 @shelterforce.bsky.social is gathering ideas for its upcoming series on community ownership! Complete the survey below by June 9 to share your thoughts on impactful innovations in this space. ⤵️

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Want to make a lasting impact? #LandDonations make #CommunityLandTrusts possible. Partner with us to gift, or sell land below market value and leave a legacy of equity and access. Connect at anchornc.org. More on CLTs: @GroundedSolutionsNetwork. #AffordableHousingMonth

#CommunityLandTrusts are gaining momentum across #NC - the impact is powerful. CLTs create #AffordableHousing & preserves neighborhoods. The Greensboro CLT (@cityofgreensboro.bsky.social) is planning 8–12 parcels for long-term affordability. ANCHOR supports this community-led solution. #HousingFirst

Home - World CLT Day Join the Global Celebration: World CLT Day – May 16 Celebrate community land trusts worldwide by participating in events, sharing stories, and connecting with peers. This event is a chance […]

Celebrate #WorldCLTDay2025 with us today! 🌎 Together we can spotlight #CommunityLandTrusts in fostering affordable housing and sustainable communities around the world.

Learn more at worldcltday.org

Happy #WorldCLTDay2025. Here’s @worldhabitat.bsky.social new animation explaining #communitylandtrusts.

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We’re proud to support #CommunityLandTrusts on #WorldCLTDay2025.
Now with #CDS as a Registered Provider and the experience offering management services to #housingcoops we help enable communities like #RUSS and #NW3CLT achieve their ambitions for mixed neighbourhoods.

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💚 Senator Bernie Sanders is a long-time supporter of #communitylandtrusts (CLT) and shares this message to kick off World CLT Day Week! 🫶 Join us this week in celebrating 🥳 #WorldCLTDay2025 #BernieSanders 🔗 sbee.link/x8fwgyqnvr

How Black-led community land trusts are connecting Black communities with lost land across Canada - The Philanthropist Journal With their collective ownership model, community land trusts have the opportunity to work with provincial and federal governments to provide affordable housing and community hubs to marginalized commu...

"We believe land holds political and economic power for communities, and that it can also be used as a reparative measure." – Mikeya Griffin, Rondo Community Land Trust

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#communitylandtrusts #housing

Grounded Submission: Regional Affordable Innovation in Victoria - Grounded Submission: Inquiry into the supply of homes in regional Victoria  We understand the Victorian government’s preference for township development, but we are concerned that this rewards land bankers sur...

🏡 Regional Vic needs more than empty promises! #CommunityLandTrusts = ✅ 60% lower deposits ✅ 39% lifetime savings, Communities NOT land bankers 🏘️ Let's flip the housing game - read the Grounded submission 🔗 sbee.link/3byt6rucge
#RegionalHousing #ForPurposeHousing

🚨 Public land is being sold to the highest bidder. What if we used it for public good instead? We’re calling on government to allocate surplus public land to #CommunityLandTrusts (CLTs) to grow 🌱#affordablehousing that lasts. Let’s build homes, not portfolios! #auspol

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Federal housing policy needs a serious renovation 🏘️ Check out our top-line federal recommendations to build a legacy of perpetual affordability 🔗 sbee.link/xydw3mvkun

#CommunityLandTrusts #Housing #AffordableHousing #AusPol

Download Grounded in Affordability Report - Grounded Join us on Wednesday 2 April 2025 for the launch of our new report 'Grounded in Affordability: The Economic Case for Community Land Trusts'.

✨ #CommunityLandTrusts reduce deposit barriers by up to 60% for a typical home ✨ Want to know more⁉️ Check our new report on Community Land Trusts 🔗 sbee.link/9a6vcrgedt #Housing #AffordableHousing

✨ What if we told you there’s a model that can cut housing costs by up to 39% - and it already exists?
🧠 Dive into the economics of #CommunityLandTrusts (CLTs) that saves buyers & communities 📖 Read the report 🔗 sbee.link/jhdgrxb49u #Housing #AffordableHousing