How can I make a read-only ObservableCollection property?

A solution is:

public class Source
{
    Source()
    {
        m_collection = new ObservableCollection<int>();
        m_collectionReadOnly = new ReadOnlyObservableCollection<int>(m_collection);
    }
 
    public ReadOnlyObservableCollection<int> Items
    {
        get { return m_collectionReadOnly; }
    }
 
    readonly ObservableCollection<int> m_collection;
    readonly ReadOnlyObservableCollection<int> m_collectionReadOnly;
}

See ReadOnlyObservableCollection anti-pattern for a full discussion.

Note that the [previously] accepted answer will actually return a different ReadOnlyObservableCollection every time ReadOnlyFoo is accessed. This is wasteful and can lead to subtle bugs.