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Jane Caro in the kitchen of her new house.

The upsides of downsizing: ‘It’s the best move we’ve ever made’

When the large family home no longer suited her lifestyle, Jane Caro knew what to do.

  • Jane Caro

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Sydneysider Peter Moor downsized from his former house to a penthouse because he wanted a break from mowing lawns – but now regrets his decision.

‘I had no idea about some of the issues’: The Aussies finding the downsides to downsizing

Downsizing is touted as the easy route to a lock-up-and-go, low-maintenance, maximum money-in-the-bank lifestyle. But you won’t see its many downsides mentioned in the glossy brochures for new apartment complexes.

  • Sue Williams
Off-the-plan buyers Paul and Susie Burgess in Cronulla.

Paul wasn’t ready to downsize – until he found the perfect next move

Paul and Susie Burgess didn’t want a shift to be a downgrade from their current home, but then a rare opportunity came up.

  • Sue Williams
Australians hoping to buy their first property in one of the most expensive housing markets in the world will get $800 million more in assistance.

The huge amount it costs now to sell one home and buy another

Costs linked to selling a home and buying another are at record highs, prompting some already in the market to stay put rather than take on the added expense of moving.

  • Alice Uribe
Stamp duty costs home buyers thousands.

The hidden housing cost that just got even more expensive

Home buyers would face an extra cost of tens of thousands on the typical house in the capital cities, calculations show.

  • Elizabeth Redman
A render of the Serai apartment complex with an inset image of Vanessa’s home in Alice Springs.

‘I’d rather watch the gardener mow the lawn’: Empty-nesters snap up Perth’s luxe apartments

Perth’s cashed up older community is splashing cash on the ultimate downsize, freeing themselves from the shackles of property maintenance.

  • Sarah Brookes
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Some Randwick home buyers are paying cash.

No mortgage, no worries: Sydney suburbs where home buyers pay cash

The typical home bought in cash costs as much as $2.7 million in some sought-after pockets where buyers don’t need help from the bank.

  • Jim Malo and Elizabeth Redman
James and Hilary Baldwin are selling their home in Collaroy Plateau.

‘Downward pressure’: Sydney suburbs where home owners are selling now

Sydney home owners are deciding to sell their properties at greater rates this spring than normal, and some areas have made double-digit jumps.

  • Kristy Johnson
The seven-storey apartment block in Lindfield was the first application lodged under the state government’s reforms.

Lindfield proposal leads the race under state’s new housing reforms

“We had a joke in the office that wouldn’t it be amazing if the first [one] was in Ku-ring-gai LGA, and it was,” Planning Department deputy secretary Monica Gibson told a developers’ conference last week.

  • Michael Koziol and Anthony Segaert
Old furniture could go to a local non-profit or shelter, for instance, and towels and blankets are always in demand at animal rescue shelters.

How to (gently) talk to ageing parents about downsizing and decluttering

The biggest mistake that adult children can make is thinking that the subject of their ageing parents downsizing and decluttering is a one-sided conversation.

  • Kristin Luna

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