by Karl Fitzgerald | Nov 1, 2013 | Articles, Campaigns, Commentary
Executive Summary This Speculative Vacancies report has sought to measure the number of residential and commercial properties in Melbourne that are vacant and held out of use. Residential rents surged between 2007 and 2010, imposing financial stress on many tenants....
by Karl Fitzgerald | Oct 31, 2013 | Commentary, Events
Jason Dowling, City Editor at The Age wrote up our report in Southbank properties left high and dry, to be launched tonight: The Speculative Vacancies in Melbourne report, now in its sixth year, looked at water use data from Melbourne’s big water retailers. It...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Oct 18, 2013 | Commentary, Events
Thurs Oct 31st, 6.30pm Presenter: Philip Soos 2/22 Punch Lane, CBD RSVP What could thousands of empty homes do for affordable housing? Philip Soos is set to release our most comprehensive report, with over 94% of Melbourne’s residential property surveyed for a...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Oct 1, 2013 | Commentary, Talking Points
The new Liberal Federal government has boldly declared themselves the ‘infrastructure government’. This infers they have a method to finance the backlog of infrastructure demanded. Tapping superannuation as the source of cheap finance has been the proposed...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Sep 12, 2013 | Multimedia
In the Summer of 2013, the Centre for Economic Justice commissioned a documentary to discuss the relevance of LVT in the UK. ‘The Taxing Question of Land’ was launched at the Royal Society of Arts in September 2013. Complex tax systems allow for avoidance,...