Karl Fitzgerald
@karlfitzgerald.bsky.social
Economist specialising in land commodification with a focus on solutions. Community Land Trusts are key to changing the destructive effects of scarcity engineering.
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I’ve said it many times & I’m gonna say it again: putting wealthy folks in charge of complex problems they have no inner knowledge of is bad for everyone, especially those navigating the very problem the wealthy are tasked to fix. We get dumb policies. It’s veneer, nothing else.
How does Australia fix the housing affordability crisis when ‘O’Neil’s [Housing Australia] agency…[is] an “incompetent hellhole”’?
The rich and connected are so busy looking after themselves they’re not at all interested in fixing the nation’s problems!
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
The rich and connected are so busy looking after themselves they’re not at all interested in fixing the nation’s problems!
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Labor’s housing agenda in crisis amid complaints, resignations
A senior whistleblower says a slew of top executives at the agency in charge of Labor’s housing agenda quit amid claims of bad behaviour.
www.smh.com.au
October 8, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I’ve said it many times & I’m gonna say it again: putting wealthy folks in charge of complex problems they have no inner knowledge of is bad for everyone, especially those navigating the very problem the wealthy are tasked to fix. We get dumb policies. It’s veneer, nothing else.
Multi national property interests are hoarding real estate data sets not to protect communities, but to pre-position capital, with #AI by its side. open.substack.com/pub/karlfitz... @tobylloyd.bsky.social @desireefields.bsky.social @criticalai-journal.bsky.social
The map was public. The tolls are private.
How privatised land data and platform finance hollow out democracy, and why CLTs are the circuit breaker
open.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Multi national property interests are hoarding real estate data sets not to protect communities, but to pre-position capital, with #AI by its side. open.substack.com/pub/karlfitz... @tobylloyd.bsky.social @desireefields.bsky.social @criticalai-journal.bsky.social
The Algorithm Ate My Neighbourhood - has AI magnified the value of the property data gold rush, and if so is the taxpayer being ripped off? #AI #endhousingcrisis #flippers open.substack.com/pub/karlfitz...
August 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The Algorithm Ate My Neighbourhood - has AI magnified the value of the property data gold rush, and if so is the taxpayer being ripped off? #AI #endhousingcrisis #flippers open.substack.com/pub/karlfitz...
here’s the meaningful housing reform we are so missing in this election. the numbers are extraordinary but understandable when comparing the worst with some of the best. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/04...
Housing reform that pays for itself – and helps future generations
Tinkering around the edges isn’t helping. We need to reverse the commodification of housing with a model that puts people first.
johnmenadue.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
here’s the meaningful housing reform we are so missing in this election. the numbers are extraordinary but understandable when comparing the worst with some of the best. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/04...
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California's AB 613 aims to revolutionize affordable housing by establishing community land trusts to keep homes accessible for low and moderate-income families.
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#CA #AffordableHousing #CommunityLandTrusts #HousingCrisis #CitizenPortal
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#CA #AffordableHousing #CommunityLandTrusts #HousingCrisis #CitizenPortal
California introduces affordability restrictions for community land trust housing
New contract imposes affordability restrictions on single-family and multifamily dwellings in California.
citizenportal.ai
February 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
California's AB 613 aims to revolutionize affordable housing by establishing community land trusts to keep homes accessible for low and moderate-income families.
Click to read more!
#CA #AffordableHousing #CommunityLandTrusts #HousingCrisis #CitizenPortal
Click to read more!
#CA #AffordableHousing #CommunityLandTrusts #HousingCrisis #CitizenPortal
Here they come. US property giant to scoop up more property data in expectation of AI enhanced rent seeking. The property data gold rush acts as a barrier to analysis for advocates. $3000+ per spreadsheet. www.theage.com.au/business/com...
US property giant makes $2.7b bid for Domain
The Nine-owned digital real estate business is in the sights of US suitor CoStar, which has already picked up close to a 20 per cent stake.
www.theage.com.au
February 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Here they come. US property giant to scoop up more property data in expectation of AI enhanced rent seeking. The property data gold rush acts as a barrier to analysis for advocates. $3000+ per spreadsheet. www.theage.com.au/business/com...
A bluesky for me would look like a change in the property owning culture, with recognition that the frontline to our freedoms start with the ability to keep a roof over our head. If this is our no1 financial priority, why isn't effective land and housing policy government's top priority?
November 28, 2024 at 5:41 AM
A bluesky for me would look like a change in the property owning culture, with recognition that the frontline to our freedoms start with the ability to keep a roof over our head. If this is our no1 financial priority, why isn't effective land and housing policy government's top priority?