The latest news>

Property & Home

Latest news & insights

Tips on how to get your garden ready for the hot El Niño summer ahead
Roger Fox avatarRoger Fox
Gardeningchevron_right
At the heart of Village Guru is the Village Essentials Report which provides downsizers with the information they need to understand and compare the costs of moving to a village. Image source: Getty
Considering a Retirement Village

The retirement village fee comparison tool you didn’t know existed

The retirement village fee comparison tool you didn’t know existed

This comparison tool uncovers all the fees involved with moving to a retirement village, helping you make the best decision for you.
With these ideas in mind, you can approach the warmer season with confidence and inspiration, ready to make the most of your gardening efforts. Source: Getty Images.
Gardening

Boost your gardening success with these inspired hints, tips and tricks

Boost your gardening success with these inspired hints, tips and tricks

In the world of gardening, there are countless helpful hints, tips, and quick tricks to discover. Dive into this collection for some inspiration.
If you get it right, downsizing can have a positive impact on your physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Image source: Getty
Downsizing & Decluttering

The price of downsizing: 5 important financial considerations

The price of downsizing: 5 important financial considerations

Crunching the numbers on the costs and benefits of downsizing can help you avoid any nasty surprises.
Take a peek at the benefits of vertical villages and what makes them an attractive option for many downsizers. Source: Supplied by Oak Tree Group
Sponsored

The rise of vertical retirement villages: what are they and what makes them different?

The rise of vertical retirement villages: what are they and what makes them different?

By capitalising on urban spaces, vertical retirement villages offer a fresh perspective to retirement living.
The arrival of spring brings a myriad of limitless possibilities to your garden. Source: Getty
Experts

A gardener’s guide to springtime prep

A gardener’s guide to springtime prep

What’s not to love about spring gardening? Enjoy the flowers while you get on top of a few essential seasonal tasks.
Explore flower-strewn destinations at home and abroad on these inspiring holidays for garden lovers. Source: Getty
Gardening

Combine your love of gardening and travel with these 5 botanical getaways

Combine your love of gardening and travel with these 5 botanical getaways

Explore flower-strewn destinations at home and abroad on these inspiring holidays for garden lovers.
This 12-month cleaning calendar will help you tackle clutter all year round. Source: Getty
Downsizing your home

Your 12-month cleaning calendar for a cleaner, clutter-free home

Your 12-month cleaning calendar for a cleaner, clutter-free home

Discover the art of maintaining a consistently clean and organised home throughout the year with a practical 12-month cleaning calendar.
When it comes to decluttering possessions, start with the hardest task. Source: Getty
Downsizing your home

How to overcome the emotional obstacles of downsizing

How to overcome the emotional obstacles of downsizing

With downsizing comes the need to declutter. And for many people, knowing where to start is the hardest part.
Looking for ways to add tons of impact to gardens through different colours, sizes, shapes and texture? Image source: Getty
Gardening

Add year-round interest to your garden with a selection of fabulous foliage plants

Add year-round interest to your garden with a selection of fabulous foliage plants

If you’re gazing out at a sea of rather bland samey green this winter, then maybe it’s time you splashed the scene with a little fabulous foliage.

Essential Reads

Downsizing your home
Money
Money
Selling your home
Home

Resources

FREE Downsizing Essentials eGuide

Need more help? Register your interest to download the Starts at 60 Downsizing Essentials eGuide, packed with insights from both the Starts at 60 and recognised industry experts that will help you understand your downsizing options and all. the big need-to-knows.

Register your interest

Explore the sections

Downsizing & decluttering

Downsizing & decluttering

This section covers selling a home, choosing a new home and making over-60s lives simpler by decluttering.

Home decorating

Home decorating

Add some zhuzh to your home with tips, ideas and inspiration from design and decorating experts

Gardening and home improvement

Gardening and home improvement

Our expert gardeners guide over-60s on what to grow and when to grow it

The property market

The property market

Real estate experts keep us up-to-date on the property market

Retirement Villages & Lifestyle Communities

Retirement Villages & Lifestyle Communities

Experts and insights to assist you when considering community living.

Property porn

Property porn

Stunning properties to inspire your next move.

Expert contributors

PROPERTY EXPERTRachel LaneThe Retirement Living and Aged Care Guru
Planning expertCraig ChristensenPrincipal Urban Designer
Money ExpertBrian HerdThe Elder Law Legal Eagle
DOWNSIZING EXPERTLorraine CoxThe Downsizing & Moving Guru
LIFESTYLE EXPERTSDi and Geoff EastRetirement Reviewers

Property & Home

The step-by-step guide to selling your home
Downsizing Your Home

The step-by-step guide to selling your home

It can be difficult to know where to start when you have decided to downsize and sell your family home.
Written byJessica Galley
‘Great house, nice neighbours, lots of wine: The Barossa is retiree heaven’
Bloggers

‘Great house, nice neighbours, lots of wine: The Barossa is retiree heaven’

Robin has lived in pretty much every state in Australia so knows the pros and cons of each.
Written byRobin Henry
Julia Zaetta’s 10 best tips for lower-stress decluttering
Downsizing Your Home

Julia Zaetta’s 10 best tips for lower-stress decluttering

"You CAN love something and still let it go and free yourself up."
Written byRachael Rosel

We ask retirement expert Rachel Lane

'What's the difference between a land lease community and strata title?'

How does the land-lease model used at lifestyle communities compare with strata title, which is more common in apartment buildings? 

Read more

Your Property Questions Answered

The unexpected costs to budget for when selling your home
Ysabelle Alesna avatarYsabelle Alesna
Selling your homechevron_right
Handing your house over to your kids when you're still alive can come with more complications than just naming them in your will. Source: Getty.
Estate planning

‘Should I give my home to my daughter now or will it to her?’

‘Should I give my home to my daughter now or will it to her?’

"I have seen many of these types of arrangements fall down because no one applied the 'what if' analysis."
There are some hurdles to jump over before a de facto can successfully contest a will. Source: Getty.
Estate planning

‘Can my ex-wife’s new partner rob our kids of her home if she dies?’

‘Can my ex-wife’s new partner rob our kids of her home if she dies?’

There are several hurdles a de facto partner must jump to successfully challenge a will. But it's not impossible.
Family fights are bad enough on their own, let alone when there's money involved. Source: Getty.
Estate planning

‘Can my estranged brother fight my attempt to sell our late dad’s house?’

‘Can my estranged brother fight my attempt to sell our late dad’s house?’

"I've received no benefit from my father’s will over the past 37 years, unlike Dad's de facto wife or my half-brother, who've lived rent-free for all of that time."
Downsizing expert Rachel Lane says the two options are like apples and oranges. Source: Getty.
Retirement Villages & Lifestyle Communities

‘What’s the difference between a land-lease community and strata title?’

‘What’s the difference between a land-lease community and strata title?’

Land-lease and strata title are two of the most common types of property ownership downsizers have to choose from – and knowing which one suits you best is vital.

From our Bloggers

Bloggers
Bloggers
Bloggers
Bloggers