by Karl Fitzgerald | Sep 1, 2009 | Commentary
The paranoia many renters face trying to find a place to genuinely call home is undermined by the juggernaut of rising property prices. Why do rents outpace wages? Is the market about to turn? It is time prospective first home owners looked beyond mainstream media to...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Aug 31, 2009 | Commentary
photo credit: brian glanz Dr Michael Hudson on Iceland Recovering From Neoliberal Disaster Another ‘must listen’ in the build up to Professor Hudson’s tour of Oz: Oct 12 – 26
by Karl Fitzgerald | Aug 26, 2009 | Letters to the Editor
photo credit: tholmb Letter to the Editor – The Post (W.A) Niels Charlier Jolimont Dear Editor, Re your report, ” ‘Wrong’ rates ping home builder” (POST 15/8). Gill Vivian is absolutely right when she says she is being penalised for...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Aug 24, 2009 | Commentary
photo credit: Ivy Dawned The Australian stated: THE International Monetary Fund believes the tax treatment of housing is too generous and has called for capital gains tax to be levied on the family home. Let’s look a little deeper into this IMF Report: Debt Bias...
by Karl Fitzgerald | Aug 19, 2009 | Commentary
photo credit: Don Solo Gavin Putland Check Dr Putland’s latest piece on interstate issues with CIV Question: Who will be the big winners if CIV rating is introduced in the City of Monash? Answer: Owners of vacant lots and derelict buildings. The site value (SV)...