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Karl Fitzgerald @karlfitzgerald.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ann Sherry is the new head of Housing Australia and an IPA fellow, former banker. She does have a varied portfolio so that gives some hope, but ... next to Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz (ex Mirvac) @ NHSAC, when will heterodoxy get a guernsey as the for-profit development model fails even the middle class?

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Karl Fitzgerald @karlfitzgerald.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

@amyremeikis.bsky.social What would happen to Australian politics if we recognised the 66% home ownership stat was grossly over-inflated? More accurate to say 52% when counting people *not homes*. Would MPs work on affordability policies that actually worked? #endhousingcrisis grounded.org.au/hpop/

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Karl Fitzgerald @karlfitzgerald.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

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

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Karl Fitzgerald @karlfitzgerald.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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

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Karl Fitzgerald @karlfitzgerald.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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

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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 09/10/2025

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.

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Karl Fitzgerald @karlfitzgerald.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

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...

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Karl Fitzgerald @karlfitzgerald.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

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...

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Housing reform that pays for itself – and helps future generations

Tinkering around the edges isn’t helping. We need to reverse the commodification of housing with a model that puts people first.

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Karl Fitzgerald @karlfitzgerald.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

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...

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US property giant makes $2.7b bid for Domain

The Nine-owned digital real estate business is in the sights of US suitor CoStar, which has already picked up close to a 20 per cent stake.

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Karl Fitzgerald @karlfitzgerald.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

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?

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