What I find incredibly bizzare about the remarks from characters like Nigel is that they advocate the government making housing "more affordable" and are concerned about first home buyers being "priced out" yet the very policies they are advocates for clearly have the effect of increasing prices (and thereby making houses less affordable and making it harder for first home buyers).
I can only conclude, as Wealthcrea8or has done, that it really is an exercise in self-interest - where what they really want is the government to take steps to benefit their industry, by inflating prices (ie greater commissions per sale) and increasing demand (ie, more commissions received!).
Thankfully I suspect we've reached a point where nothing short of extreme government intervention is going to make a difference (and I really do not think the government has the means to implement that intervention at present).
