Politicians treating this housing crisis as a red hot emergency? Consumers understanding the market if had the same data as investors? We must accept that commodification is an issue. Can communities create a line where no property speculator can pass? #endhousingcrisis #economics lnkd.in/g5gr4NAz

The negative gearing reform reduces future tax support for leveraged bets on existing homes. But it does not create permanently affordable housing. It still favours private new builds and BTR over community land stewardship #auspol #AusBudget2026

Capital Gains Tax reform? For a top-bracket investor selling a house, the tax rate on the nominal gain may rise only from about 23.5% to about 26.8%. That is only about 3.3 percentage points higher on the nominal gain. #auspol #AusBudget2026

I’ve said it many times & I’m gonna say it again: putting wealthy folks in charge of complex problems they have no inner knowledge of is bad for everyone, especially those navigating the very problem the wealthy are tasked to fix. We get dumb policies. It’s veneer, nothing else.

Multi national property interests are hoarding real estate data sets not to protect communities, but to pre-position capital, with #AI by its side. open.substack.com/pub/karlfitz... @tobylloyd.bsky.social @desireefields.bsky.social @criticalai-journal.bsky.social

The Algorithm Ate My Neighbourhood - has AI magnified the value of the property data gold rush, and if so is the taxpayer being ripped off? #AI #endhousingcrisis #flippers open.substack.com/pub/karlfitz...

here’s the meaningful housing reform we are so missing in this election. the numbers are extraordinary but understandable when comparing the worst with some of the best. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/04...

California's AB 613 aims to revolutionize affordable housing by establishing community land trusts to keep homes accessible for low and moderate-income families. Click to read more! #CA #AffordableHousing #CommunityLandTrusts #HousingCrisis #CitizenPortal

Here they come. US property giant to scoop up more property data in expectation of AI enhanced rent seeking. The property data gold rush acts as a barrier to analysis for advocates. $3000+ per spreadsheet. www.theage.com.au/business/com...

A bluesky for me would look like a change in the property owning culture, with recognition that the frontline to our freedoms start with the ability to keep a roof over our head. If this is our no1 financial priority, why isn't effective land and housing policy government's top priority?