Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics and Paralympics could leave behind a legacy of housing stress and homelessness if action is not taken now, experts have warned.

Worsening housing affordability, displacement of low-income households, and a loss of boarding houses in south-east Queensland are already putting stress on the region, Q Shelter and research partner the Australian Housing Urban Research Institute (AHURI) noted in a new report.

And they feared that increased demand for hotels and short-term accommodation closer to the Games would also exacerbate current housing issues.

Before the Games, the south-east could expect to see an influx of people employed on construction projects or looking for work opportunities, followed by an influx of visitors during the event itself.

All that would “put

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