Posts Tagged ‘CLT’

Can the US Treasury learn from mistakes?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

photo credit: betta design The $840bn bailout of US banks provides the US Treasury with a unique opportunity. Will the as yet unnamed new Federal agency (which we will call the Bailout Agency), charged with the responsibility for selling off the bad debts of risk-bending bankers, use this money to reduce the chance of future [...]

Community Land Trusts explained

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

With the growing pressure to find affordable accommodation and our excitement at the Canberra Land rent proposal, we thought it high time we showed you a growing trend through the northern hemisphere – Community Land Trusts by Prosper Tasmania’s Leo Foley (Based on material from the Institute of Community Economics, Massachusetts) A Community Land Trust [...]