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Alaska’s financial experiment began in 1968 with the discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay. Voters…
SpaceX: the ultimate collector of (space) real estate and rent
Aerospace company SpaceX made out like a bandit when it went public earlier this month. A total of $85.7 billion in funds raised. Elon Musk (SpaceX’s founder) emerged…
Churchill spent a good deal of his life to deliver Economic Rent for UK Citizen
Winston Churchill was among many figures throughout history who understood the importance and potential of…
Who should benefit from Sydney’s new station
The New South Wales Government plans to allow around 9,000 homes near a new rail…
What is Locational Value?
A newspaper seller standing on a busy streetcorner in a subway station sells. A newspaper…
The land takes society’s economic and social gains
Throughout history, land has always been underutilized due to the way in which its boundless…
SpaceX: the ultimate collector of (space) real estate and rent
Aerospace company SpaceX made out like a bandit when it went public earlier this month.…
Understand this and you’ll see where real power comes from
We often measure progress with numbers. Economic growth. Investments. New buildings. But there’s a more…
Your second canary in the Coalmine
In the late stages of all prior Real Estate cycles, and in financial markets, the…
A system of social prosperity guaranteed by human activity
A Citizen's Dividend aims to give everyone an annual stipend that is enough to guarantee…
How Norway has created the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund from just oil alone
Norges Bank Investment Management Fund Norway manages its oil wealth through a sovereign wealth fund…
US Housing Is Cracking. The Real Problem Is Land
The US housing market is showing clear signs of weakness. Lennar, one of America’s biggest…
Your yearly Citizen’s Dividend: 20K per year but likely much higher. Here it is…
It has been for centuries that economic thinkers from Mencius to modern economists such as…
Who should benefit from Sydney’s new station
The New South Wales Government plans to allow around 9,000 homes near a new rail…
True Competition Requires Economic Rent
Parity of conditions creating genuine competition is only achieved if all firms in a market…
Your train station made someone rich
When a city builds a new train station, the area around it often changes fast.…
Your second canary in the Coalmine
In the late stages of all prior Real Estate cycles, and in financial markets, the…
Understand this and you’ll see where real power comes from
We often measure progress with numbers. Economic growth. Investments. New buildings. But there’s a more…
SpaceX: the ultimate collector of (space) real estate and rent
Aerospace company SpaceX made out like a bandit when it went public earlier this month.…
A Lifetime of Paying Interest
At first glance, cheaper mortgages that help first-time buyers seem benevolent. The stated aim is…
Mamdani is freezing your rent! Will it work?
Suppose you have a terrible toothache. An over the counter painkiller can reduce the pain…
𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟕 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬?
US houses have hit an all-time high in pricing. Median prices for all existing house…
Is it possible to bring left and right together on the issue of land?
If the recent New York City mayoral election was any indication, then yes indeed it…
Economic Rent vs. Landlord Rent: Why Your Land May Be Worth More Than You Think
Economic rent is not the same as the rent an apartment tenant pays their landlord…
Churchill spent a good deal of his life to deliver Economic Rent for UK Citizen
Winston Churchill was among many figures throughout history who understood the importance and potential of…
A self-regenerating well that never dries up
A Citizen's Dividend by its very nature can never run out. It will generate economic…
