Property
Conference paper
Temporal and spatial patterns of fire incident response time: a case study of residential fires in Brisbane
Research on response times has received limited attention due to restrictions in data access. This paper addresses this gap through investigating the spatial and temporal dynamics of residential fire incident response times in the Brisbane Statistical Division (BSD), Australia.
Conference paper
An exploratory analysis of Bus Rapid Transit on property values: a case study of Brisbane's South East Busway
Drawing on the South East Busway (SEB) in Brisbane, Queensland, a full-featured bus rapid transit (BRT) network in Australia as a case study, this paper explores the impact of BRT on residential property values and how this varies spatially.
Report
Violent and property crime trends: local and international comparisons
Overview Aim: To compare crime trends in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, England and Wales, and Scandinavia. Method: Trend data were extracted from publications and online data repositories. Population counts were used to calculate rates from crime counts as required. Violent and property crime series were presented for the period...
Report
Property taxes
A levy of just $2 for every $1000 of unimproved land value would raise $7 billion a year with an annual charge of $772 on the median-priced Sydney home, $560 on the median-priced Melbourne home, and lower average rates in other cities and the regions, according to this report. Summary
Report
Who’s getting negative? The benefits of negative gearing by federal electorate
This paper finds that net rental loss, which is effectively the value of negative gearing, is not spread equally across electorates. Summary This report attempts to break the current political impasse by provide a range of politically pragmatic proposals that would reform negative gearing without abolishing it outright. In each of these scenarios, existing investors...