Category: Downsizer

Five reasons downsizing is a great idea

The strength of the current property market is encouraging an increasing number of owners to consider selling their family home and downsizing. Thanks to the current boom in prices, if you’ve owned your home for many years, it’s likely you could do very well financially from this strategy right now. But mistakes can be made…
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12 ways to downsize your life

Downsizing your life can be incredibly liberating, but you can only achieve it by shedding many of the possessions you’ve accumulated over a lifetime. Living with fewer responsibilities is the goal of many aged mid-50s and above who decide to downsize once their children have grown up and there’s no need to maintain a large…
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Six features that can polarise when you downsize

When you’ve spent years in the family home, the idea of downsizing can be confronting, liberating or a strange mix of both emotions. Downsizing often signals the end of not just a chapter but an era in your life. The kids have left home, and the house now feels empty without the hum of family…
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The ultimate downsizing checklist

Downsizing is incredibly liberating if you feel like you’re rattling around a large family home. It was once full of noise and laughter but now sits mostly empty because the children have grown up and left the nest. While there’s a sadness attached to these situations, it can be an exciting time if you can…
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Five reasons to make the move and downsize

The strength of the current property market is encouraging an increasing number of owners to sell their family home and downsize. Thanks to the current boom in prices, if the cards fall your way then you’ll do well financially from this strategy right now. But mistakes can be made when you downsize. To protect against…
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Eight ways to take the worry out of downsizing

Downsizing is often billed as the ultimate path to resolving money concerns later in life, reducing responsibilities and starting an exciting new chapter.  Many folks who downsize face a financial hardship that needs a short-term fix, but most are entering the autumn years with a family home that’s too big now their children are adults…
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The ultimate downsizing checklist

Downsizing is incredibly liberating if you feel like you’re rattling around a large family home that once used to be full of noise and laughter but now sits mostly empty because the children have left the nest. While there’s a sadness to these situations, it can be an exciting time in which you’re able to…
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Five tips in the art of downsizing

Is life feeling chaotic and jammed with responsibilities for maintaining possessions that you no longer really want or value? It’s not an unusual feeling, especially among those who are beginning to think seriously about downsizing their home and creating a simpler life. With property prices currently so strong, many locals in our area are starting…
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Ten ways to downsize without the stress

When the time comes to downsizing from your family home to a smaller condo or apartment, you’ll be grateful that you made some plans in advance. Downsizing can be stressful if you try to fit all your possessions, especially large furniture, into a smaller home. As an experienced local agent, I’ve helped many couples create…
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9 essentials when selling your home

When you decide to sell your home, the amount of advice you’ll find on the internet and from family and friends can be bewildering. Most of it you should receive with a polite smile. The process isn’t complicated but it can feel a bit overwhelming. However, as your agents, we are with you every step…
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