The Victorian Treasurer’s recent housing policy announcements delivered an odd sense of hope for affordability wonks. The state finally saw fit to place extra tax burdens on the property sector with an increase in land taxes, stamp duties and importantly,…
Renegade Economists Show 595 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Karl is joined by his colleagues Emily Sims & Jesse Hogan to pull…
LAND TAX DRIVES STABILITY Changes to land tax and the introduction of a windfall gains tax will drive stability in the Victorian housing market, according to Victorian economics research group Prosper Australia. Prosper advocacy director Karl Fitzgerald says the property…
Renegade Economists Show 594 As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Karl monologues past his doom scroll and into new evolutions in the treatment…
Progress Magazine Editorial Celebrating our 1130th edition! Dear readers, I want you to look at the back page graph to remember why this is such an important story. It quickly paints a picture that Australian land prices are out of…
Politicians must act to show genuine leadership • Land prices to rise 65% in 5 years • Mortgage and residential rent burden to increase, less for small business • Inequality determined by property ownership Rising land prices are a national…
Prosper Australia is concerned that government incentives in the property market have gone too far, sending our market spiralling without the necessary checks and balances. Next week’s expiry of the eviction moratorium brings the precarious nature of renters into focus.…
Renegade Economists Show As broadcast on the 3CR airwaves 6 – 6.30pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to the monthly podcast. Show Notes Prof Michael Hudson talks about society’s fragility under the weight of land based debt.…
An interview with Fred Harrison discussing his new book We Are Rent: "We continue to privatise the essence of our humanity." A new moral framework is required to address this subtle form of subsidy for the wealthiest.
Our 10th investigation into vacant land and housing in Melbourne is available here. Share this short highlights piece. Watch the report presentation: Key Findings • Water usage data finds 69,004 properties vacant, a ratio of 4.1% in 2019. • Vacancies…