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TALF to prime derivatives market

photo credit: The Joy Of The Mundane Perhaps the recent US stock market rally is in expectation of the new free lunch Helicopter Ben is preparing. The derivatives market is now in the Quadrillions. Apparently that is worth $199,000 for every human being on the entire...

Breaking in on the Rent Seekers

photo credit: h.koppdelaney Bryan Kavanagh (LVRG) 11 March 09 As published in the Age today (Business Opinion page) “Put to the vote: as many are of the opinion that a public tax upon the land ought to be raised to defray the public charge, say 'yea'... ” “... Carried...

Gen X/ Y – Rent don’t buy!

photo credit: pyramis Rents up, but house prices down. It doesn't make sense, but such is life for men and women in their prime trying to find a place to call home. Land monopoly power exerts its ultimate influence over the rental market. As we have often stated, the...

Hudson & Harrison

Our 2 heavy hitters in the one place. Sure to be interesting with the banksters bailout a focus. Is the bailout a diversion from sharing the rent?

REIT’s hit the skids

photo credit: chauromano Ahh the Age beats us to the story! Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts are down 73% year on year. Michael West covers this in Property Not So Safe After All One of the "leading lights" of the sector, Goodman Group, handed down a $450...

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