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Land rationing is not rational
Long-established home owners have seen the equity value of their homes rise as a result of the rationing of new land subdivisions. While existing...
Too many obstacles to cheap housing
THE average price of new houses in Melbourne, according to the Housing Industry Association, was $300,000 in June of this year. Though Adelaide and...
Govt to blame for high home prices
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello recently drew attention to high house prices preventing young people getting a foot on the home ownership ladder....
No opportunities on the property ladder
In launching a program that featured The Tragedy of Planning, the IPA book I was responsible for authoring, the Treasurer Peter Costello drew...
End of the great first-home dream
When Miguel de Cervantes, the most famous figure in Spanish literature and creator of Don Quixote wrote, "There are only two families in the world....
Home truths and politics
Prime Minister John Howard and Treasurer Peter Costello get blamed for a lot of things these days - the price of petrol being too high, families...
Land-based wealth an illusion
Inflationary pressures are the immediate impetus for interest rate increases. Aside from short-term movements, those pressures emanate from an...
Going through hell for a slice of heaven
One of the best instincts in us is that which induces us to have a little piece of earth with a house and garden which is ours. -- Sir Robert...
Chasing the great Australian pipedream
House prices are constantly in the news. Melbourne housing remains unaffordable to a great many who don't own their own home. A rule of thumb is...
Don't be too transported with delight
We should not be blinded by the euphoria over public transport's success in servicing the Commonwealth Games. Public transport can work well when...