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.

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.

A plan to open up granny flats to tenants other than family members has been welcomed as an immediate measure to ease the current housing crisis – but the move also comes with a warning for homeowners and renters. (Article on Sunshine Coast News).

Homes For Everyone Podcast now live - In this episode, we chat with Nicole, a single mum of 3 and a great tenant of 18 years who lost all home security through this crisis because her home was sold to an owner occupier. Nicole shares her story and also asks Mal how the Homes for Everyone initiative can help others in situations like hers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The mass migration of Australians escaping the big city rat race for a quieter life in regional Queensland is far from over.

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.

There are fears state school teachers will overlook the Sunshine Coast as a desirable transfer location while the rental market remains tight.

Despite rental price increases and a supply squeeze creating a new class of homelessness, new industry research has found rents have grown at only half the rate of inflation for more than a decade – even after allowing for the past year’s rent increases and the current inflation spikes.

A Sunshine Coast property data analyst has unveiled an ambitious plan to tackle the region's housing crisis.

The human impact of the Sunshine Coast’s housing crisis has been quantified for the first time, revealing how many renters have been displaced.