This morning I was interviewed by ABC (radio) news regarding Planning Minister Matthew Guy's 'Super Tuesday'. The questions focused on "the largest number of private residential permits made on one day by the state government". Will they make a difference? I pointed...
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Property Drip Feeding Slips Under the ACCC’s Radar
"We support ACCC’s drive to contest price gouging but express concern the ACCC focus on online sales is a mere detail compared to what is happening under our feet in the land game." Prosper Australia Project Director Karl Fitzgerald said today "The global property...
Perma-Nomics @ the SLF
As we build up for another year of inspiring conversation at the Earthsharing stall at the Sustainable Living Festival (Feb 14 - 16), put this presentation in your calender: PERMA-NOMICS CAN THE 12 PRINCIPLES OF PERMACULTURE BE PARAPHRASED INTO A NEW ECONOMICS? Friday...
20 Investor Advantages
Updated April 2016 Location, location is a crucial real estate strategy but ignored in neo-classical economics. This leads to poor economic policy that ignores the natural advantage of owning a prime location over running a business. Investors hover around 50+% of all...
Steer Around the GFC
15 November 2012 The mining investment boom that carried Australia though the Global Financial Crisis is declining rapidly and new engines of growth are urgently needed to steer around the ‘Controlled Depression’ that is driving the world into a spiral of misery -...
Don’t Buy Now! Public Forum
HOW THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN DREAM BECAME A NIGHTMARE Thursday July 19th, 7pm Northcote Town Hall Presenters: David Collyer, Karl Fitzgerald 189 High Street Northcote Young adults have ugly housing choices: pay rent to a tinpot landlord or spend their working life...
Alternative Outlook on Austerity, Sales Tax
This post was adapted from our e-news service. Sign up on the right hand side of the home page for a bi-monthly email. These certainly are exciting times to be advocating an alternative economic framework. We see thoughout the EU failing economies where tax systems...
Why Does Land Cost the Earth?
Our film Real Estate 4 Ransom is now available online Real Estate 4 Ransom from Real Estate 4 Ransom on Vimeo. More details.
No Reform – Paradise Postponed
photo credit: Steve - wants a job at Chester ZooMELBOURNE and CANBERRA:- Australians had high hopes the Tax Forum would herald the end of taxes that distort and diminish economic activity as Ken Henry recommended. Sadly, these hopes have been dashed, says Prosper...
Right of Reply – R4R in Fairfax
Our documentary was reviewed on Friday in Real Estate 4 Ransom by Age property journalist Chris Vedelago. It was the most read Domain article nationally over the weekend. We have received hundreds of emails from people eager to see the film. We are doing our best to...