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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION NO 1419
Housing Trust - Building for Buyers Project
MR CORNWELL - Asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services -In relation to recent advertisements offering for sale "Affordable, Energy Efficient Houses" in Palmerston, Gordon, Conder and Banks under a "Building for Buyers" Program -
(1) Who are eligible clients.
(2) How many properties are for sale.
(3) Is the ACT Housing Trust competing with the private sector in the sale of new houses and if not, how does it overcome the existing eight year wait Trust tenants must accept before they can possibly purchase their Trust property.
(4) Are the sales of these houses at (2) being marketed by real estate agents and if so, (a) how are the agents selected and (b) what commission is payable.
(5) If agents are not involved, (a) why is this so and (b) who is selling the properties.
MR LAMONT - The answer to the Members question is as follows -
(1) Eligibility under the Building for Buyers pilot project is limited to recipients of vendor finance under one of the Commissioner for Housings lending arrangements and includes public tenants and low to moderate income and low deposit households.
(2) Fifty seven (57) properties were offered for sale under the project. The properties are located in Banks, Conder, Gordon and Palmerston and include a mix of two, three and four bedroom standard houses and townhouses.
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