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ABSTRACTS – Patrick Condon: “It’s not housing that costs too much. It’s land that costs too much.”
More from “Sick City” on the housing affordability crisis. Is short supply or land speculation the problem? See the double…
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ABSTRACTS: OP-ED Response to State Senator Erdman’s, “Nebraska’s Tax System Needs Fixing”
In one misguided move, a midwestern state proposes to transition from a “least worse” tax regime to the worst tax…
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ABSTRACTS: From Assessment to Collection, Three Places That Built Stronger Property Tax Systems & US Think Tank Rates Estonian Tax System Most Competitive Worldwide
In one generation a Baltic nation transitioned from a socialist state to a successful democracy with “the best tax code…
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ABSTRACTS: How a land value tax could make Philadelphia a more equitable city & A ‘progressive’ approach to taxing land gains traction in Philly Council
Philadelphia City Council is considering a new approach to property taxation that creates an environment of shared and increased prosperity.…
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ABSTRACTS: Opportunity Zones Bolster Investors’ Bottom Lines Rather than Economic or Racial Equity
The federal opportunity zones program is supposed to incentivize private investment in designated “distressed” areas through various tax breaks. Evidence…
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CGORWA Brief – Framework of a Transit Benefit District, Brief on Land Value Capture
Common Ground OR-WA Brief on Land Value Capture Framework of a Transit Benefit District April 2020 PROBLEM: A new source…
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ABSTRACTS: Rezoning Windfalls: Sharing the value of planning giveaways
Landowners made overnight profits from the Fisherman’s Bend development approval, leaving Melbourne taxpayers the burden of financing infrastructure. Prosper Australia…
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ABSTRACTS: ABC Net Australia – NEWS– Fisherman’s Bend development approval lacked infrastructure plans, Andrews Government report finds
New large scale developments aided by up-zoning increase the value of land. Unless this speculative gain is recaptured, private beneficiaries…
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ABSTRACTS: Portland Business Tribune Report – Housing costs stifle economic optimism
The Business Tribune (Portland) reported that increasing housing costs are caused by a housing shortage. Meanwhile, local government agencies are…
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