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What Downsizers Want

Posted on March 17, 2020October 7, 2026 by SteveL

What are downsizers buying in 2026? Lifestyle, location and low maintenance: why many choose new or off-the-plan apartments and townhouses, and how to buy well.

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Retire & Downsize Without a Mortgage

Posted on September 6, 2019October 7, 2026 by SteveL

Asset-rich but cash-poor? How to retire and downsize without a mortgage: add value before you sell, the 2026 pension and super rules, and who to talk to.

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Downsizing the family home becomes a choice when you plan for it

Downsizing the family home becomes a choice when you plan for it

Circumstances change and now that the kids have moved out you feel the family home is simply too big for you. Sounds Familiar?

A time comes in life when your property is just too large for you and you weigh up the upside of downsizing, because your family home has become expensive and a cumbersome financial burden around your neck.

So why not Downsizing to a better Lifestyle!

Your guide to Downsizing

  • Changes for Downsizers in 2026
  • What Downsizers Want
  • When is it time to downsize?
  • Retire & Downsize Without a Mortgage
  • Mortgage Stress & Retirees

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