Queensland held a round table about housing and homelessness recently as the Sunshine State faces a similar crisis to the rest of Australia when it comes to a shortage of housing – including apartments – and a lack of available rentals.
We pick the bones out of the proposal to limit rent rises to once a year and the dismissal of other radical reforms that were proposed.
You can read the ABC news report on the Queensland proposals HERE and the report on the original summit HERE.
Meanwhile, skipping lightly over the fact that we completely failed to predict who the next NSW Fair Trading Minister would be, Sue had some good news for apartment owners (and bad news for prospective buyers) in that it looks like the market may have bottomed out.
Is it time to “buy, buy, buy”? Or might you be saying bye-bye to your savings if you jump in too soon. Sue has some sound advice for prospective buyers and sellers in the podcast. 

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Recorded by Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams; Transcribed by Otter.ai.
Find out more about Sue Williams and Jimmy Thomson on their websites.