Grounded’s submission to Victoria’s “Big Ideas for Victoria’s Future” presented innovative planning-orientated solutions to tackle housing affordability.
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Our second year of operation saw more engagement with community as we pushed to get a CLT in operation. We recognised that those in the public that even know about CLTs are daunted by the challenge of working towards land access, project credit, resident finance and government support. We continue to build bridges towards the
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Exposing Airbnb’s Impact on Global Cities: Cap n Trade system to Curb Runaway Growth Media Release | 13 August 2024 MELBOURNE | Research from Australian-based Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy reveals that Airbnb is compounding housing shortages and pushing rental prices beyond the reach of many residents in global cities. “Airbnb investor returns far exceed
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https://youtu.be/7ZgOHVgHtow Transcript SUMMARY KEYWORDS legislation, rent, protections, data, affordable rents, evictions, northern hemisphere, tenancy, tenants, dwelling, market, government, property, public interest, vacancy, concerned, affordable, outcomes, held SPEAKERS Karl Fitzgerald ALP Senator Walsh Liberal Senator Bragg Greens Senator McKim Independent Senator Pocock ALP Senator Walsh 00:06 Mr. Fitzgerald Karl Fitzgerald 00:09 Grounded represents community-led housing, which,
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The recent Airbnb report received significant media coverage: Dan Ziffer on Idea to win back housing for housing Radio National interview Alan Kohler got the ball rolling here. Nine News write up. Raf Epstein ABC mornings There were also interviews on 6PR, News Radio, The Yarra Valley Star, ABC Ballarat and coverage on 3AW
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Calls to cap and licence Airbnb’s as their impact on rental availability is revealed A new report from Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy shows that the equivalent of 74% of new housing supply heads straight to the short term rental market. Melbourne, June 17, 2024, Grounded Community Land Trust Advocacy is calling for a cap
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Karl Fitzgerald will present the details behind the report ‘Airbnb: From housing problem to solution’. This is world first research, with a cap ‘n trade system proposed to cap airbnbs, reduce their number, auction off operational licences and channel the funding towards affordable housing (Community Land Trusts). Two outcomes, one policy, zero government cost. Some
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Grounded’s Airbnb: From a Housing Problem to Solution report looks at the impact of Short-Term Rental (STR) on communities in Australia’s tier one tourism towns. The report recommends an innovative cap ‘n trade approach to rebalance the market towards long term trends. Short term rentals such as Airbnbs have enjoyed an 81% higher return than investing
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Short term rentals earn 81% more than long term rentals. The profits are so great that the equivalent of 74.2% of new supply has gone towards Airbnbs.
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Mount Alexander’s committed community of housing advocates met recently for an AGM at Shedshaker brewery. The aim was to elect a new board for the Mt Alexander Community Land Limited. After a debrief from past chairman Doug Falconer, the new board consists of Timothy Hurley, Delphine Laboureau-Ormancey, Karl Fitzgerald and John Shone. Spokesperson Karl Fitzgerald
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