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David Collyer

Prosper’s 120th Annual Dinner

photo credit: JD Hancock You are cordially invited to a special night for everyone interested in the great Georgist themes of economic efficiency and social justice. 120TH ANNUAL COMMEMORATION DINNER Thursday 1st September 2011 6 pm Gathering time – 7…

Land Tax REDUCES Rents

Dr Gavin Putland of the Land Values Research Group drives a stake through a vampire heart in the Letters page of today’s Australian Financial Review Joanne Seve (Letters, August 5) regurgitates the property lobby’s favourite untruth, namely that land tax…

This will end in tears

photo credit: tinou bao 27 July 2011 The AMP/NATSEM report on housing affordability released today draws a clear picture of Australia’s house price dilemma. It fails, however, in concluding house prices will remain stable for a decade while real incomes…

Damn lies and Statistics

The battle over auction clearance rate statistics just turned into war. SQM Research’ Louis Christopher – one of the few straight shooters in the real estate statistics game – has just issued this broadside in the SQM Research Newsletter. And…

Land Sales Volumes Fall – Good!

14 July 2011 MELBOURNE:- “Falling land sales further signal the ending of The Great Australian Land Bubble,” Prosper Australia Campaign Manager David Collyer said today. Australian land sales volumes have fallen for the last six quarters, according to Housing Industry…