Petition for Prosperity
photo credit: CarbonNYC Media Release “We have the means at hand to liberate the citizens of our great country from their current financial difficulties,” Prosper Australia’s Karl Fitzgerald said today. “The answer lies in reforming our tax system. A major petition to...Time for Flat-Rate Land Tax
photo credit: mugley Letter to the Editor David Barkly Nunawading Speculators have excelled themselves with their land banking. A realistic flat-rate land tax would discourage speculation. It would be equitable because land values rise due to community action,...
Land Bankers Clean Up On Misinformation
Huge land bank puts squeeze on buyers ‘We release land in a staged manner to meet demand because it would not benefit anybody to flood the market” said Stockland’s General Manager Andrew Whitson. Wouldn’t benefit anybody Andrew? Well perhaps it...Triple the Supply Side Squeeze
Consider these three points: Property developers have openly stated they are reducing the supply of property to the market in order to massage land banking profits: While some already owe more than their home is worth, the result of prices initially boosted by first...Republish this article
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