New podcast highlights housing crisis
The dire state of the Sunshine Coast housing market and the unexpected stories of heartbreak from the current crisis are being highlighted in a brand new podcast named Homes for Everyone.
Housing crisis: Coast speech therapist to buy home to help secure staff for her business
A Sunshine Coast small business owner is downsizing her own home so she can buy an investment property to accommodate the staff she desperately needs for her business.
It’s one of the latest stories to emerge as the Sunshine Coast deals with housing shortages and increasing homelessness, including for those who are employed.
No place to call home
No Place To Call Home: The new face of homelessness in Australia. ABC Four Corners’ Louise Milligan tells of the rental and homeless crisis from the point of view of those who cannot get accommodation and the people who are are desperately trying to help them – often in vain.
Queensland rental supply plummets 30% in two years as investors desert market – PIPA investor survey
Nearly 30% of rental dwellings have been stripped from the Queensland market in two years as more than 160,000 investment properties were potentially sold to homebuyers, according to the 2022 Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) Annual Investor Sentiment Survey.
How did Australia wind up with the tightest ever rental market?
It has been the culmination of a number of decisions over a number of years that has created the tightest rental market on record – and there’s no quick or easy way out of it.
THE community says ‘enough is enough!’
What a powerful morning at White's IGA Baringa with the Hot 91 live outside broadcast where we had some really honest conversations with locals about how the current rental crisis has impacted themselves, their family, their colleagues or their friends.
Migration to regional Queensland still booming
The mass migration of Australians escaping the big city rat race for a quieter life in regional Queensland is far from over.
Housing crisis could lead to shortage of teachers on the Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast’s title as the most desired transfer location for teachers is under threat, as the region’s housing crisis drives valuable educators to more affordable alternatives.
Sunshine Coast's tough rental market could deter top teachers
There are fears state school teachers will overlook the Sunshine Coast as a desirable transfer location while the rental market remains tight.
Plan to tackle Sunshine Coast's housing crisis
A Sunshine Coast property data analyst has unveiled an ambitious plan to tackle the region's housing crisis.
14,000 people displaced: the human impact of Sunshine Coast rental crisis revealed
The human impact of the Sunshine Coast’s housing crisis has been quantified for the first time, revealing how many renters have been displaced.