Their new law allows Nisga 'a to obtain freehold title to their homes, and to mortgage, transfer, lease or sell these to anyone, including outsiders.
In some countries, the sale of real estate are foreigners need to go through the approval of the local government, and non citizens often are not allowed in the local real estate owned freehold.
When a developer 'buys' land from the government (usually local) they are actually buying a leasehold, not a freehold - to use familiar English terminology.
