Land Tax to Win

by | Sep 30, 2011 | Articles, Talking Points

photo credit: Domiriel Influential SMH Journalist Jessica Irvine today writes about the urgent need for Land Tax to be prioritised in Land is the Best Hope for Fixing the Tax System. Make sure you see the film Real Estate 4 Ransom to investigate these issues further....

Un-Taxed Privilege

by | Sep 29, 2011 | Press Releases

photo credit: rubenerd29 September 2011 MELBOURNE:- Vested interests are determined to stifle reform of the government revenue base at the Tax Forum next week, says Prosper Australia. “The government has lined up industry representatives and lobby peaks – all to plead...

40,000 First Home Buyers On Strike

by | Sep 28, 2011 | Press Releases

photo credit: Jakob E28 September 2011 MELBOURNE:- 40,000 young families turned away from a lifetime of heavy debt and bitter disappointment in the last year refusing to accept Australia’s grossly inflated house prices, according to a survey overnight by website...

Whose side are you on, young man???

by | Sep 22, 2011 | Commentary

photo credit: bonkedproducerThe vendor-agent relationship is conducted behind closed doors, far from statistical analysis and horrid little sticky beaks like me. But fresh anecdotal evidence is coming quick and fast. The gap between vendor’s price expectations and...

Dual incomes – capitalized or decapitated

by | Sep 21, 2011 | Commentary

photo credit: Amarand AgasiWestpac Chief Economist Ted Evans nailed his colors to the mast with his optimistic report ‘Australian housing: the bubble myth’. Evans forecasts steady prices for the next two years while household incomes rise 7 per cent pa, “setting a...