Vacancies to rise in a falling market
Cross-posted from the AFR’s Michael Bleby. The number of vacant investor-owned properties in Melbourne remains high, with as many as 16.2 per cent homes sitting empty, according to the latest Speculative Vacancies report based on 2017 water usage data. The...
Speculative Vacancies 9 – Impeding the market
Read the full report Key recommendations Water data indicates 60,901 residential properties were vacant in 2017 at a rate of 3.9%. Absolute vacancies using zero litres of water revealed 21,326 residential properties at 4.6% of the rental market. Up to 16.2% of...
Property Rights tilt the playing field for generations
Renegade Economists Show 574 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 5.30 – 6pm Wednesdays. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Karl returns for the 1st monthly show, with a focus on Property Rights. Just how much of an advantage are they and how can we...
Finally, Negative Gearing oversight
Have you ever wondered what oversight is provided to ensure investors place their properties on the market at market rents? Or do some push rents higher so they fail to rent and NG writeoffs are accentuated? Recently the Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson had the...Republish this article
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