Read the report Wednesday November 12th, 6.30pm Presenter: Catherine Cashmore 2/22 Punch La, Melbourne RSVP The 7th Speculative Vacancies report advocates for empty property held for capital gains to be included in Australia's housing vacancy measures. Read The...
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Land Banking Profits during a Housing Supply Crisis – Englobo 2014
Land in Australia should be dirt cheap. All levels of government must explicitly recognise outstanding access to land for all is a key national advantage that simply cannot be imitated by other countries. For state governments, close scrutiny of planning and a...
Englobo, Speculative Vacancies, the Wealth Illusion
Having trouble reading this newsletter? View it online. THE ENEWS OF PROSPER & EARTHSHARING AUSTRALIA OCTOBER 2014 Englobo 2014 Report Launch - tomorrow night Thursday, October 30th, 6.30 – 8pm Level 2, 22 Punch Lane, Melbourne Presenter: David Collyer RSVP,...
Land windfalls provide wealth illusion
As published on The Drum. Our houses can't make us all rich By Warwick Smith PHOTO: Increases in house prices are only really beneficial to those who own more than one house.(Reuters: David Gray) While a recent report might suggest Aussies are the richest people in...
Englobo Report Launch, Thursday October 30th
Thursday, October 30th 6.30 - 8pm Level 2, 22 Punch Lane, Melbourne Presenter: David Collyer RSVP, donations appreciated Join us for the launch of David Collyer's investigations into the land holdings of Australia's largest property developers. Englobo 2014 - Land...
Property saves the Victorian Budget
Republished with kind permission from www.macrobusiness.com.au By Leith van Onselen The Victorian Government has released its 2013-14 Annual Financial Report, which revealed a $2 billion surplus in 2013-14 – the largest Budget surplus recorded for the state in 15...
Sen Xenophon put on notice by affordability petition, follow up
Cross posted from the Rational Radical By Matt Ellis Last week I had the opportunity to speak to Senator Nick Xenophon about our petition against his plans to allow first home buyers to use superannuation funds for housing deposits. It seems he had at least taken some...
The Housing Supply Chimera
Australia is a mirror of other countries where high housing prices were also blamed on a shortage, always revealed, in hindsight, to be a chimera.
Hallelujah! The tax reform pathway becomes clear
An Australian political party has boldly stepped forward with a proposal to reform taxes to make housing affordable and end the destruction of tens of billions of dollars of taxpayers money in deadweight losses each and every year: that party is the Australian Labor Party.
Shortage-sceptic Prosper Australia shocks Senate committee
Prosper Australia shocked the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into Housing affordability with the view we have no supply constraints - because rents haven't budged. They have been hearing from every vested interest that Supply! Supply!! Supply! is the key...