Author(s): Stina Kerans

Property

This is the seeding of a grass-roots movement to take control of our basic need for shelter, food, energy and local connection. Small wage earners alone have far more super money than is required to finance all future development in Australia, and make it sustainable. $10,000 makes housing accessible to all who desire to reduce their environmental footprint.Stina shares her unusual life, its ups and downs, in a warm and entertaining way, and from that we can see how her life experiences are setting the stage for her later formulation of a model that revolutionises housing, giving us a method to become our own building developers and financiers.A big life event was losing $10 million due to the GFC and the punitive measures of Stina's bank. So she decided to study the finance industry-rigorously!Fast forward to today? she's used all her experiences and knowledge in planning, down to the last detail, a housing system built around a village concept, which offers affordable entry to everyone, a solid and reliable return for investors, a community (though she's quick to say that this is not an intentional community) for the young and the old and in between, which is environmentally sustainable, and takes into account the balance of yin and yang energies, and human needs.In Stina's own words: "We're entering a very significant time in our history, for if there is another price doubling [in real estate], then we enter this trap from which the majority will never be able to regain the freedom we presently take for granted." She realises that, if we were to pool our superannuation moneys, instead of paying large fees to fund managers who invest offshore, we'd pave the way for a far better future for our kids and their kids.You'll find out that you can plan and bring to fruition your own village, or invest in Stina's Sun Villages model, starting from $10,000. It's also eminently suitable for big investors. All will enjoy the security and satisfaction of investing in local development that's also more socially and environmentally sustainable.