Martin Wolf CBE is Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times.

Described as “the most important economics commentator in the world.”

I had such fun recording this.

Thank you for sending in your questions.

If you’re a real estate investor, policymaker or fellow economics nerd, this episode is for you.

We covered:

The costs and benefits of land/property taxes.

→ The right thing to do, but destabilising?

How house price increases don't create growth.

→ They transfer wealth from young buyers to older owners.

Cities like London can't be torn down and re-built.

→ Investors must embrace retrofit, urban intensification and greenfield development around stations.

Career advice:

→ “Choose something that stimulates you. If it bores you, you’ll be bad at it.”

Host website: greenresi.com

Martin Wolf CBE - Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times