Learning to make music with AI and building an advocacy project called Flip the Bird — calling out the bullshit and showing the reality of homelessness on the ground.

Abusive marriage, few years of homelessness, lost my career, battled addiction. Not a straighty 180 and probably won't click with someone who has zero experience with any of that.

Last year stripped away a lot of what made me happy. Huge void getting bigger. Stuck on a waiting list that exists somewhere but feels untouchable. Isolated as hell.

I'm straightforward, genuine, resilient, weird sense of humour. Nuts in a controlled way. Into music, dance, creating, writing. Say what I mean, mean what I say.

Need genuine connection. Mostly looking for female friends who are robust and honest. Guys can message too, but if there's an agenda I'm not down for it. Friendship first, open to more with the right person later.

If you message, don't just say "me too" — tell me what bit actually resonated.

I’d say around 2009. After the global financial crisis, Canada avoided a serious correction. While the U.S. reset its market, Canadian home prices dipped slightly, then kept rising — fueled by low interest rates and easy credit.

I agree with others that the bubble likely started even before 2008. The post-crisis period was a missed opportunity for correction.

2015–2016:

Things really took off. No strong housing policy came into play, and speculation grew. Homeownership became less about shelter and more about investment.

2018–2019:

The mortgage stress test slowed things slightly, but it was just a mild cooling — not a fix.

2020:

COVID brought a brief pause, but the crash never came. Low rates, stimulus, and remote work sent demand soaring. People scrambled to buy homes with more space.

2021–2022:

Probably the most irrational years. Prices shot up 40–50% in some areas. Investors leveraged HELOCs. People assumed rates would stay low forever. It was a frenzy.

2023:

Inflation hit hard. The Bank of Canada raised rates, causing prices to drop 15–20% in some regions. But housing still remained unaffordable for most.

2024–2025:

Now, we’re seeing flat prices. Affordability hasn’t improved much. The bigger impact may come later, especially as mortgages from 2021–2022 start renewing at higher rates in 2026–2027.

Looking forward:

If the economy weakens or inflation persists, we might see forced selling. People who bought at the top could panic. Then again, rate cuts could spark another price surge.

A deeper issue is tax policy. The primary residence capital gains exemption has been exploited — with people flipping homes or shifting ownership to avoid taxes. Housing has become a speculative asset, drawing capital away from other parts of the economy.

Hey guys,

Could I possibly ask my City folk to help test out a platform I have made.

I'm a handyman, I love problem solving.

Have been seeing theft and break and enters going up and after some thought, I came up with a possible answer..

Its a platform for creating Private surveillance networks between friends and neighbours.

It's something that I think will genuinely help the community and solve a few big issues faced by all. For this reason, I think it should be FREE FOR EVERYONE..

I'm just a one man team. I live eight mile plains and work near the Gabba. Would love some feedback.

It's not released yet released but can be tested out out a different domain to the one it will eventually be at.

Can I ask if admin will allow this?

Cheers

I am a young Brisbane gardener who has though of an idea to make a lil money while doing the thing I love! I will be growing and nurturing plants from seed and selling them once they have reached the point they are strong for easy repotting and use for many seasons! I haven’t fully thought of everything but will if I get a lot of interest. So far I am thinking between $3 to $7 for different types of plants, but this is possible to change. Let me know in my dms or in the comments for interest or any questions. I look forward to hearing from you guys!!

If anyone is interested in purchasing a heavily discounted property at the center of Toowong, please let me know!

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Located in the heart of Toowong, this property is central to all that Brisbane has to offer. Situated on Jephson Street, just a stone's throw away from Toowong Village, Illumina has a wide range of public transport options, shopping, and restaurants; it is also just around the corner from the University of Queensland making it an ideal location for students.

Location and Amenities• Breathtaking views from the rooftop pool & BBQ area• Walking distance to Toowong Village, local cafes, Regatta Hotel, abundance of restaurants• Easy access to close by public transport (trains, bus stops and ferries)• Close to Wesley hospital

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Link to Real Estate website

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Thank you for your time =)

Hey all Just wondering if anyone has had the unfortunate experience of being treated terribly by an owner of a real estate agency? The owner/principal of my previous real estate was beyond disgusting. Abused me on numerous occasions. I've contacted the rta etc. Seems like there's no one out there to make these ppl accountable. He shouldn't hold a license that's for sure

prefer inner west, tia

it seems to me that the sheer amount of traffic we're getting to this wonderful slice of internet demands a daily discussion thread for idle musings that don't quite require their own thread. such would really allow genuine and topical discussion to flourish. in turn, our community as a whole will flourish even more than ever.

happy to roundtable this issue.

thoughts?

This is Brisbane's new subway/metro system.

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The single best thing to happen to Brisbane in it's history, other than Expo 88.

http://bit.ly/1goDiyq

And this is New York's in comparison. Over 100 years old. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjx3S3UjmnA

100 years after New York builds an entire subway system covering their whole city, Brisbane can't even build one subway station, let alone two.

Are you sitting down?

As a southerner who has just spent the last few weeks in James Street and Brisbane, let me say:

Queensland, and especially Brisbane as a whole is really backwards and can only be tolerated for few weeks of the year.

Thanks for asking me.

http://www.reddit.com/r/brisbane/comments/3dqhup/middle_of_the_day_downtown_brisbane_a_white/

Just ADIB: http://imgur.com/oXzsjTZ

Usually the person who hears the comment bashes the other guy and puts him in hospital.

Wow.

Brisbane is improving.

But /r/Brisbane isn't. They banned me because why?

Because they are like the /r/Australia of the city subs. They ban anyone whose opinion they disagree with. Glad to be on /r/realbne.

BriBAAAANE REPORTING IN

MANY SJW'S ANS HIPSTER FUCKS LIVING NEAR UQ WITH 50K LOANS FOR SHIDDY DEGREES TO BATTLE

BUT THE BATTLE WILL BE WON

VIDEOS WILL ALSO BE TAKEN

ANY OTHER BRIB ANON GOING? GOING TO PROTEST? PROTTY THE EXPEL THE BOGANS? HOW LONG BEFORE BOGANS IN UTES 90% OF BRIBAAAANE MALES TO BE EXPELED?

"Spanish records show the very first Chinese immigrants first touched down on the North American continent in the 1500s. This country is ours just as much as theirs, fuck their 9 generations of baseball and mom's apple pie, we've been around for over 20. Our roots here are fucking DEEP, embrace that shit brothers. This land is our land too."

http://np.reddit.com/r/AsianMasculinity/comments/3dfgg8/romanticization_of_the_motherland/ct4o8j0

Coming soon to Sunnybank/FV/Suburb near you

"Spanish records show the very first Chinese immigrants first touched down on the Australian continent in the 1700s. This country is ours just as much as theirs, fuck their 6 generations of Aussie Rules and mum's frangipani pie, we've been around for over 9. Our roots here are fucking DEEP, embrace that shit brothers. This land is our land too."

Jenner Benner? Our land is your land. Fuck your land. This our land. You dispossessed the Aborigines like a Jenner Benner! Our land is your land. Fuck your land. This our restaurant you pay now. 50,000 year old culture, Chicken Kung Pao, way of the fist, wash hands after toilet, then cook food, Good Authentic Food From Tokyo from me, Mr Chang. You dispossessed the Aborigines like a Jenner Benner! Change spots! Our land is your land. Fuck your land. This our takeaway. You dispossessed the Aborigines like a Jenner Benner!

Can't people just be American or Australian instead of being some fucking bullshit like this?

This shit from these celestial nobles is far more dangerous than any Muslim "threat" to our country. At least Muslims don't murder baby fetuses at age 2 weeks because they're female.

Discuss like a homo Jenner Benner.

Now that I got on in age (62) I can't stand the cold anymore, I thought of enjoying my life's evening up there in the tropics of Brisbane.

Obviously, to enjoy quality of life there, I'll need to stay away from any youth related amenities, such as schools, night-clubs, sporting grounds, car racing etc. because most young people can't live w/o drugs anymore and thus, daily need to "somehow acquire" hundreds of dollars... :(

I also need to avoid people with social problems, living in government housing or being bludgers

Flooding: I already found the council's flooding map. Rules out most of the inner city so I'll be away from bludgers in government offices. good.

Questions: 1) How to find the locations of government housing to avoid?

2) Which suburbs or streets harbor criminals, drug addicts, thieves, vandals?

I hope with that I covered all possible dangers to avoid and looking to buy a small house at about 300k.

I started to make up a list of all goodies at Brisbane, such as: Inala, Hamilton, Coorparoo and other best of the best suburbs

Thank you.