Property downsizing
Analysis
Analysis
Four steps to take before downsizing your home
The property we’re in can often feel like our “forever home”, so making the call to downsize can feel like a big decision.
- by Rachel Lane
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Analysis
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How much does it cost to move to a retirement village?
Anyone looking at downsizing into a retirement village will know how complicated the financial arrangements can be.
- by Rachel Lane
Retirement living sector in new growth phase as Keyton brand launches
Keyton, formerly known as Lendlease Retirement Living, is on the expansion path and one of its key developments is Gramercy Terraces on the former site of GTV Nine TV studios in Richmond, Melbourne.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Analysis
Retirement living
Everything you should know about downsizing your home
“Downsizing” can conjure images of tiny houses or apartments, noisy neighbours and relinquishing the family home. The reality is quite different.
- by Rachel Lane
Opinion
Retirement living
Retired? It might be time to think about downsizing your home
The government has supersized the incentive for retirees to downsize their homes in 2023.
- by Rachel Lane
Opinion
Superannuation
How to make your taxable super component tax-free
Retirees often get confused, believing that all withdrawals from super are tax-free. It is more complex than that, though it’s unlikely to benefit you directly.
- by George Cochrane
Opinion
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If I’m downsizing my home, how would that affect my super?
You do not have to have lived in the home for all of the last 10 years, but it must meet the test for a ‘main residence’ exemption under tax rules.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Opinion
Size matters: what Tokyo can teach us about a compact lifestyle
Today it seems Australians are more reluctant than ever to live small amid a pandemic that kept them home-bound for months. But wherever you choose to call home, there’s a lot to be gained from making it a compact one.
- by Jeremy Smart
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Pension
Soaring number of older home owners take out government-backed reverse mortgages
The number of older Australians who have signed up to Centrelink’s Home Equity Access Scheme has increased eightfold since the program was expanded three years ago.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Australia has 13 million spare bedrooms. Is there a better use for them?
A combination of factors is preventing empty nesters from downsizing, doing little to help alleviate housing affordability and free up homes for growing families.
- by Tawar Razaghi
LETTERS
Letters
Self-centred voting is distorting our nation
Readers discuss the ethical motivations guiding their vote; the Morrison government’s performance during the pandemic; sprawl on the Bellarine; housing policies; and the appearance of John Howard on the hustings.