We’d better all move to Houston Texas where there are no zoning rules and hence zero permits to worry about. This also means that property pricing is far more a product of a free market without our artificial land use restrictions. Restrictions in accordance with politicians and a horde of expensive so called “planners.”
The system of government restricting private property land use, laughingly dubbed “planning,” was progressively implemented largely in the 70s and property prices have rollicked along ever since. Councils grow fat on “planning” fees and employ many “planners” to prevent, restrict, restrain and slow the otherwise legitimate aspirations of land owners.
You can’t do that I hear some say. Well, Before Planning (BP) was really biting we reached a point where we could buy USD$1.50 for every $1.00 Aussie. BP property was available anywhere and affordable for newcomers as well established citizens. No so now, no wonder unrest between the have and have nots. BP people were not saddled with huge mortgage loads and had money and land to build homes and businesses upon. BP the four major banks weren’t bloated with mortgage loan books. BP you could live in the most appropriate density housing in the area that suited best, probably much closer to your work thus saving travel expenses.
BP we were more efficient and we had virtually no unemployment. Yes other factors too, but looking over to Houston again, over the last twenty-five years or thereabouts, its grown from four million to six million and residential property prices are half or less compared to Melbourne or Sydney. Internet search that if you wish and drool at what’s available to them. No wonder very strong growth and prosperity in Houston. If Texans were looking at our Tyabb saga they would be wondering if we had lost our marbles.
The system of government restricting private property land use, laughingly dubbed “planning,” was progressively implemented largely in the 70s and property prices have rollicked along ever since. Councils grow fat on “planning” fees and employ many “planners” to prevent, restrict, restrain and slow the otherwise legitimate aspirations of land owners.
You can’t do that I hear some say. Well, Before Planning (BP) was really biting we reached a point where we could buy USD$1.50 for every $1.00 Aussie. BP property was available anywhere and affordable for newcomers as well established citizens. No so now, no wonder unrest between the have and have nots. BP people were not saddled with huge mortgage loads and had money and land to build homes and businesses upon. BP the four major banks weren’t bloated with mortgage loan books. BP you could live in the most appropriate density housing in the area that suited best, probably much closer to your work thus saving travel expenses.
BP we were more efficient and we had virtually no unemployment. Yes other factors too, but looking over to Houston again, over the last twenty-five years or thereabouts, its grown from four million to six million and residential property prices are half or less compared to Melbourne or Sydney. Internet search that if you wish and drool at what’s available to them. No wonder very strong growth and prosperity in Houston. If Texans were looking at our Tyabb saga they would be wondering if we had lost our marbles.