Today
Sydney doesn’t have enough three-bedroom apartments for Boomers
Many empty-nesters are staying put in their large houses or competing with young families and professionals for modern three-bedders with lifts.
- Swati Pandey
- Opinion
- Opinion
Four tips for upsizing super with downsizer contributions
If you’re 55 or over, you may be able to make a downsizer superannuation contribution to boost your retirement savings by up to $300,000.
- Jenneke Mills
September
The $1.5m sale that shows Gold Coast buildings and people are ageing
Housing stock is being recycled on a key part of Australia’s coastline. But sales that make sense on paper aren’t always easy to achieve.
- Michael Bleby
Assembly goes into land lease with $350m fund
The fund manager tapping funds from high net worth investors and family offices is aiming for a 10-plus community portfolio with up to 2000 homes.
- Michael Bleby
August
Ingenia reveals five-year plan for settlements growth
The developer of affordable accommodation for downsizing Baby Boomers wants to focus its own capital on the core land lease business.
- Michael Bleby
The $1m apartment downsizers wouldn’t touch
It had stairs – lots of stairs – faced south and needed a ton of work. But first home buyers fought hard for it.
- Michael Bleby
Investor borrowing picks up to a two-year high
Vacancy rates have risen and rent growth is slowing, but Australia’s tight housing market is attracting investors, especially as confidence about interest rates grows.
- Michael Bleby
July
Actuaries call to include family homes above $2.1m in pension test
The Actuaries Institute suggests it’s time to slay the sacred cow that is the family home.
- Michelle Bowes
Fight over Baby Boomer housing takes toll on developer
The Melbourne-based developer and landlord faces the twin battles of a slowing market and criticism of a fee structure that other companies do not use.
- Michael Bleby
Why this is the ideal age to downsize
Move into a smaller home too early, and you miss out on the opportunity to put additional money into super. Leave it too late, and you might not be up to the task.
- Michelle Bowes
New home approvals rise to six-month high
As two project approvals in Brisbane and Melbourne show, soaring materials and financing costs have made new projects unviable for all but the priciest homes.
- Michael Bleby
The unusual move that made this seller $4.8m
Most people with a large block to offload would do just that, but this vendor developed it – and made a much bigger profit in the process.
- Michael Bleby
June
The four biggest mistakes downsizers make, according to this expert
Many people overestimate how much they will have left over after downsizing, but smaller doesn’t necessarily mean cheaper.
- Penny Wise
Apartment sales boom – in the $1 million-plus price range
Soaring materials and financing costs are making most apartment projects unviable. But there’s a niche of the development market that is booming.
- Michael Bleby
Downsizers who ‘weren’t looking’ buy $3.6m home
Competition for smaller homes in established suburbs like Claremont is so intense that many downsizers plan to build anew. But if they see something suitable, they jump at it.
- Michael Bleby
May
Baby Boomers are loving the ‘freedom’ of renter life
Typically, those who don’t own a home worry it might be detrimental to their financial future. However, more Baby Boomers are in favour of renting.
- Katherine Doherty
Australia to fall 300,000 homes short of Albanese’s target
The housing industry welcomes official recognition that the country will fall short of its goals, but warns demand for new homes is still underestimated.
- Michael Bleby
Why city boltholes are the next must-have for Baby Boomers
A new wave of apartment buyers could fuel stiffer competition, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
A housing boom is coming – for the wealthy
Investors, downsizers and upgraders will drive the next wave of residential development. First home buyers will hardly get a look in.
- Michael Bleby
April
Buyer plays up strata cost fears before $2.47m apartment purchase
A local purchaser of a Gold Coast unit used the threat of an extra $25,000 special levy hanging over the property to try to put his rivals off.
- Michael Bleby