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IMF Accepts role of Taxation as GFC catalyst

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 and...

Give CIV the NIMBY treatment

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) is the...

Hudson: Recovering from Neoliberal Disaster

photo credit: orvaratli Why Iceland and Latvia Won’t (and Can’t) Pay the EU for the Kleptocrats’ Ripoffs Michael Hudson Prof Hudson will be touring Australia Oct 12 - 27 on behalf of Prosper Australia. A shorter version of this article was published in the weekend's...

Macroeconomics Under the Microscope

photo credit: tonx The Other-Wordly Philosophers: an interesting series of articles from The Economist, though the ignorance of Ricardo's Law of Rent is again present. Read this article on Southern California Real Estate Still Has a Long Way to Fall. Then ask yourself...

Ten’s Real Estate Trifecta

Check this Media Watch report on the misinformation plague besetting upon inexperienced home buyers. Some elements of the property industry continue to let their industry down. Click here to watch this short piece

Cleveland’s Reformer

A genuine highlight of the Council of Georgist Organisations conference (Ohio) so far has been seeing two young high school students present this video. Many other stories to come.

Curb Sprawl

photo credit: Dean Terry Letter to the Age DAVID BARKLEY 19 July, 2009 Dear Editor, Graham Wines (Letters, 18/7) refers to the cost of urban sprawl. Some people hold land unused and grow rich while they sleep, as the land value increases. The best way to curb the...

Palatial Profits

photo credit: eb0la An interesting read in today's Age: Palatial Spreads Kept Empty? That's Rich Ghost mansions and land banks are sometimes held by those planning a tennis court or swimming pool. Other people are waiting for their children to grow up. Many are...