President Catherine Cashmore has been busy with the 4 Corners team filming a number of scenes around Melbourne. Tonight we find out which scenes make national TV in a much overdue investigation into the pressure housing affordability places on society. Thanks to all...
BLOG: capital gains tax
A ‘capital gain’ is a private tax
By Dr. Gavin Putland - crossposted from the Land Values Research Group The noisiest campaigners for lower taxes complain only about public taxes while ignoring or defending the unrequited tributes collected by private agents under the guise of market transactions. The...
More property lobby propaganda – Take Action!
ACIL Allen Consulting released a misleading report commissioned by the Property Council of Australia and the Real Estate Institute of Australia about negative gearing. Among its claims are that middle income earners are the primary beneficiaries of negative gearing...
Boomer Welfare Enjoys Foreign Investment Fillip!
Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. The enews of Prosper & Earthsharing Australia February 2014 Hernan Pinera The Climate Fund Under Our Feet - this Thursday! Thursday February 26th, 6.30pm Level 2, 22 Punch Lane, Melbourne Presenter:...
Budgeting for Capital Gains
Press Release “Treasurer Joe Hockey's budget is a boon for those in pursuit of capital gains" stated Prosper Australia spokesman, Karl Fitzgerald. "Whilst claiming we all must contribute to the heavy lifting, the budget ignores the easy unearned incomes in real estate...
Empty Dwellings During Housing Crisis?
Today's Sydney Morning Herald article on Empty Dwellings in a City Desperate for Places to Live has exposed the raft of vacancies prevalent when land banking trumps housing affordability. It quotes how 122,211 sites were vacant in the 2006 census, reminding us of the...
Land Tax Lobbyists active as State Budget approaches
Todays Age article on Land Tax Cuts Wont Bring Savings alerts all those interested in defending the communities right to a share of the free lunch land prices reflect. The next few weeks will see the property lobby step up their claims to pay less and less of the one...