The government says its changes to foreign investment will increase housing supply and make it more affordable, but that’s relying on narrow and possibly incorrect assumptions about investors.
The community needs affordable housing and that requires meaningful targets for new developments. The only ones who will lose out are landholders who make windfall profits from rezoning.
Recently I got told this joke. Two economists are having lunch. One of them has to make a decision about changing jobs, moving cities, disrupting his family and so on. What should he do, he asks the other…
Trump’s trickle-down economic ideas to cut taxes and invest in infrastructure may not go to plan. So it’s not the type of fiscal policy leadership the world needs.
China will have to play by international rules on transparency and accountability if it wants to secure its place as a leader for economic development in Asia.
‘Trick or treating’ typically involves demanding candy under the threat of mischief. But is there a better way to maximize your candy haul on Halloween?
A Trump victory in the US presidential election is unlikely, but then again, so was Brexit. If he does get elected, there may be severe economic and financial consequences.