Has the privatisation of property data created a material advantage for investors — an information asymmetry that looks a lot like insider trading? It’s time regulators treated #housing data like the financial infrastructure it has become. Then we have a chance to protect our communities.

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...

A Community Land Trust (CLTs) resident can save ⭐ $153,000 over 12 years ⭐ compared to the market. ✅ That’s money for education, health, and security—not lost to inflated mortgages and land speculation. Ready for a better way? 🔗 sbee.link/nwr3g7mfdt #housing #affordablehousing

Australia privatised its land registries. Public maps became private tolls. Community Land Trusts can reset the map toward fairer cities. Read here → grounded.org.au/the-map-was...

Our submission on Help to Buy is in. Biggest concerns? *Inflated prices *Hidden fiscal costs *No perpetual affordability 💡 Shared equity could work better. Tie it to Community Land Trusts → permanent affordability, real public benefit: sbee.link/6phagtynb8 #HousingCrisis #HelpToBuy

“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

The housing market isn’t “natural ”, it’s coded 🤖 google maps to rent-bots, algorithms are driving scarcity and rent hikes with cartel-like precision. But it doesn’t have to remain dystopian. Technology can be used for justice 👉 karlfitzgerald.substack.com/p/the-code-i...

Airbnb and other short-stay rentals are draining supply from regional housing markets. Grounded’s Karl Fitzgerald says it’s time for a licensing system that caps growth and reinvests profits into long-term affordability through Community Land Trusts 👉 sbee.link/-custom-by-source-0-

Your rent was set by a bot 🤖 Algorithms are already driving rents and speculation in housing, but policymakers are years behind. Read our new piece and subscribe to ⭐ The Algorithm That Ate My Neighbourhood ⭐ karlfitzgerald.substack.com/p/your-rent-... #proptech #housing

Land belongs to community, not the market. This #NAIDOC2025 🖤💛❤️ we’re reflecting on how Community Land Trusts (CLTs) can be part of restoring land justice and housing security on unceded Aboriginal lands. Read 🔗 grounded.org.au/from-dispos... #NAIDOC2025 #LandBack #HousingJustice

1 week to go!🏡 What if we owned the housing solution? Join the convo on CLTs, homes that stay affordable + communities in control. 🗓️ Wed 16 July, 6PM📍 Castlemaine or Livestream 🎟️ RSVP: sbee.link/jdpe7vnbuq #HousingJustice #CLTs #Castlemaine #Grounded

📣 EVENT ✨ What If We Owned the Housing Solution? ✨ WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 💚 Join us for a community conversation about how we can reclaim housing from a system that has failed us. From ‘me’ to ‘we’, it’s time to bring housing home REGISTER NOW: sbee.link/wptqbgcrnj #housingjustice

Charities now employ more Australians than construction and manufacturing. If this doesn’t show how much the market system relies on patch-ups, what does? Read the full report 👉 sbee.link/da7vtmbqfw  #Charity  #CharitySector #Australia #AusPol

🚨 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

On 30th June, we host an event with Michael Hudson, Steve Keen and Hannah Appel. They will discuss Debt, Empire and the future. The event will be streamed live on our Youtube page. Come along! www.youtube.com/live/FAgj66z...

At Grounded, we believe that land and housing should serve people, not profit. Community Land Trusts (CLTs) offer a real alternative 🏘️ Let’s build a future where communities - not speculators - own the land beneath their feet 🔗https://sbee.link/v6nq9bwret

What exactly is World CLT Day? 🤔 #WorldCLTDay2025 aims to celebrate, promote, and amplify the global #CommunityLandTrust (CLT) movement. It is a chance to spotlight our diverse CLT community and celebrate affordable housing, land justice, and community empowerment 💚 worldcltday.org

💚 Community land trusts (CLTs) anchor communities by nurturing well-being, stability, and belonging. 💚 Join the Australian Community Land Trust Network on #WorldCLTDay2025 this Friday 16 May for their webinar on 'Communities of Practice' 🔗 sbee.link/6apcvdwu8x

💚 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

“The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something we make and could just as easily make differently.” - David Graeber. Property Collectives article discusses the need for more community led, for-purpose housing 🔗 sbee.link/pdy8nu9grb

🎉 Celebrate #WorldCLTDay2025 celebrating Community Land Trusts (CLTs) with us on 16 May 🌱 CLTs are more than just housing—they're about cultivating vibrant, stable communities 🏘️ Want to know more 👉 Find out more worldcltday.org/

At Grounded we are elated to see a Dutton-free government 👏👏👏👏👏👏 ... however, our advocacy continues as we continue to pressure the ‘new’ ALP government in delivering on REAL affordable housing 🏘️ sbee.link/w8mkda4rq9

🏡 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

A Community Land Trust (CLTs) resident can save ⭐ $153,000 over 12 years ⭐ compared to the market. ✅ That’s money for education, health, and security—not lost to inflated mortgages and land speculation. Ready for a better way? 🔗 sbee.link/c9vn3bwe6a #housing #affordablehousing

🚨 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

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

✨ #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

That chocolate bunny 🍫🐇 might not last the weekend—but #CommunityLandTrust (CLTs) affordability–that’s forever 💸 🏘️ This #Easter 🐣 learn how CLTs offer lasting solutions, not sugar-hit policies. Dive into the data (no sugar crash) 👉 sbee.link/6qmkbjw9ch

A 20-home #CommunityLandTrust development can pump $308,000 a year into the local economy. That’s money that goes back into the local economy 🌱🏘️ Affordable housing = thriving community. 📘 Read the full report 👉 sbee.link/9m3xjubw67 #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

Across Hawai‘i, #CommunityLandTrusts (CLTs) are reclaiming land and shifting the narrative—from housing as a commodity to housing as care @overstoryhawaii.bsky.social 👉 sbee.link/mrkacxjuv7 #HousingJustice #CLTs #Hawaii #Lahaina #CollectiveStewardship

If instead of Help to Buy, the Albanese Government channelled the $6.3 billion towards Community Land Trusts, it could provide the land and development funding for 18,000 homes. This would deliver $91 million in revenue by the fourth year sbee.link/4pubneg9dw

🟢 #CommunityLandTrusts are a solution to affordable housing 🟢 #ChangeMyMind 😏 We’re done pretending the market will fix itself. CLTs keep homes affordable forever, not just for the first buyer. 📢 Read the Grounded in Affordability report 🔗 sbee.link/fmvcahewux

With the federal election looming our housing policy crisis is front and centre 🚨 @groundedclt.bsky.social we are on a mission to change this through the #CommunityLandTrust (CLT) model 💡🏘️ Want to know more 💯 🔗 grounded.org.au/resource-hub/

The livestream of Grounded in Affordability is now available to watch in your own time 🎥 Catch the replay and hear how #CommunityLandTrusts (CLTs) can change the game for #AffordableHousing 🔗 Watch now: www.youtube.com/live/PU1OWcK... #HousingPolicy #FromMetoWe

📑 Have you got yourself a copy of our new report yet? Grounded in Affordability is here, and it changes the game! 🎲 If you're in policy, housing, or just tired of the same commodified housing system we are in, it’s a must read 👀 Grab your copy sbee.link/tg6u9nhm7w #AffordableHousing

Today, the London Assembly Housing Committee published its report on community land trusts and co-operative housing schemes, including the challenges they face and the support needed to deliver the benefits that they provide to Londoners. Read the report in full: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...

🚨 “The beginning of the end of the housing business” that’s what they’re chanting on the streets of Madrid - sound familiar? There are already affordable housing solutions like #CommunityLandTrusts💡🏘️ 🔗 sbee.link/hvt7k8n34b #SpainProtests #HousingJustice #FromMetoWe #auspol

📣 This week meet Grounded staff ✨ Managing Director, Karl Fitzgerald✨ and ✨ Communications Manager, Nat Lowrey ✨Hear why they love working at Grounded 🌱 🚨We launch our report tonight - register now ✍️ sbee.link/mqpw6e7vcj

🚨 BREAKING: 🛖✨ GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW HOUSING SCHEME ✨ ⛺⛺ RENT-A-TENT ⛺⛺  ... #APRILFOOLS 🎉 #australia deserves better. Join us TOMORROW 2 April for the launch of Grounded in Affordability report on the economics case for #CommunityLandTrusts sbee.link/bmcnxaqghd

🚨 Capital Gains or Community Gains? 🤔 💰 "Flipping houses for profit!" 🏡 "Keeping homes affordable forever!" 😰 Sweating property investor Why is this even a debate? 😅 #CommunityLandTrusts—stability over speculation. 📢 #Grounded Report is coming ➡️ sbee.link/7bmcaxhjtf

📣 This week meet Grounded board members ✨ Jaclyn Marquis ✨ and ✨ Charlie Hewitt ✨Hear why they  joined Grounded 🌱 🚨Remember to register to our upcoming event ✍️ sbee.link/ej37r8n6uk #AffordableHousing #HomeOwnership #LandStewardship #PerpetualAffordability

💡 New York City has gone from a handful of #CommunityLandTrusts to a whole map full.💚 The number of CLTs in NYC has grown tenfold—keeping homes and spaces affordable, in community hands, and out of the speculative market. 🇦🇺 Could Australia be next? 🔗 sbee.link/dmceq79n4h

🚨 We need a cultural shift in housing from ‘Me’ to ‘We’: Currently Australia’s housing system rewards speculation over shelter 🏘️ ❇️ Community Land Trusts can flip this script—⁉️ Want to know more 👉🔗 sbee.link/q3bdryg7pc #housing #australia

At Grounded we are determined to break the housing cycle by flipping the script on treating housing like a stock market for property investors. sbee.link/487bhqg63j #CommunityLandTrusts #Housing #HomeOwnership

📣 This week meet Grounded board member ✨ Amy Grenfell ✨ and why she joined Grounded 🌱 🚨Remember to register to our upcoming event ✍️ sbee.link/xpjhq8fudv #AffordableHousing #HomeOwnership #LandStewardship #PerpetualAffordability

We need a #TaxShift for our future. From taxes harming workers and industry to taxes on unearned income and monopolies. For economic justice, prosperity, and the environment. Read and download more tinyurl.com/3jautz96#TaxShift#TaxReform

Australian Housing 🤯 The Definition of Insanity 🧠 Govt: "Let's pour billions into homebuyer grants!" 📈 Housing prices skyrocket 😱 Govt: "Why is housing still unaffordable?!" ✨ #CommunityLandTrusts: What if we stopped feeding the problem? 🤔 The numbers are in 👉 sbee.link/n7438mywgx

🚨 What if #HomeOwnership Wasn’t a Wealth-Building Strategy? 🤯 Join us in flipping the script? 🐬 #CommunityLandTrusts (CLTs) is an #affordablehousing model that can stretch public dollars further whilst magnifying returns on investment 👉 sbee.link/byapjxn987 #housing