How to exploit monopoly capitalism
In London some years back, one enterprising duo, John Bird and Gordon Roddick, hit upon an idea to put the homeless back to work. They [...]
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06, 2020
Your incredible information and profit machine: the chart
House hunting is hard. Just ask Lauren Sanchez.She’s the girlfriend of the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos. They’d been touring mega-mansions all around California for [...]
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06, 2020
Here’s what you missed whilst the virus dominated the news…
When a major emotional event takes over the entire media space, government can get a lot done. They do things you no longer get to [...]
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06, 2020
Purple cows, flying pigs and the black swan
Purple cows, flying pigs, the black swan. They are all symbols of what is thought impossible. Dating back to the time of the Roman [...]
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05, 2020
Buyers looking to make a real estate killing seem to be getting a rude awakening
Back in January – it seems like eons ago now - US housing stock was in short supply. It’s one reason why house prices [...]
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05, 2020
The definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and…
Perception: ‘a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem’ Above is one dictionary’s definition of the word….perception. [...]
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05, 2020
Is this what the end of the world (still) looks like?
One of the things that I think is exceedingly useful to do, occasionally, is to revisit old magazines. Old forecasts in particular. Now why [...]
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05, 2020
What the canary in the coal mine is saying about the property market
December 30th, 1986 was an important day for canaries. On that day, an important tradition ended for them. You could say, that’s the day [...]
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05, 2020
Fear is the wrong response. Here’s why…
“This [recession] is going to be very deep”. “It’s even worse than the GFC”. That’s a couple of recent quotes from our Facebook Page. [...]
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04, 2020
APRA’s sown the seeds for the next boom
“$70 Million of Taxpayer funds….wasted!” Now, in normal times this kind of headline would make quite a few people upset and, dare I say, [...]