Derek @slrpnk.net to Solarpunk@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months agoAt a CT co-op, housing is affordable – and tenants run the propertyslrpnk.netimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1137arrow-down1imageAt a CT co-op, housing is affordable – and tenants run the propertyslrpnk.netDerek @slrpnk.net to Solarpunk@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
I had never heard of a land trust being used to keep rates affordable - sounds like a very cool model!
minus-squarechuckleslord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 months agoThat’s a good thing, not building wealth. Housing is a commodity that everyone needs, it shouldn’t be an investment vehicle.
minus-squareMrMakabar@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoThe Swedish model is pretty much private apartments, but no option of renting them out at all. That makes in unattractive for investors and speculators.
That’s a good thing, not building wealth. Housing is a commodity that everyone needs, it shouldn’t be an investment vehicle.
The Swedish model is pretty much private apartments, but no option of renting them out at all. That makes in unattractive for investors and speculators.