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Downsizer Checklist

A Practical Workbook for Downsizers

Your family home has served you well. But now the kids have flown the nest, the maintenance is mounting, and you're ready for a home that works smarter — not harder. Whether you're planning to downsize in the next one to five years or just starting to explore your options, this checklist helps you cut through the noise and plan with confidence.

Welcome to the Downsizer Checklist — your step-by-step planning guide designed to help you make the right move at the right time. Inside, you'll find practical tools and clear prompts so you can understand your options, set a realistic timeline, and move forward without second-guessing.

What’s Inside:

Strategic planning prompts to help you clarify your lifestyle goals
A personalised checklist covering:
- Choosing the right home size and layout for your next stage of life
- Financial planning tips — equity, selling costs, and stamp duty considerations
- Understanding government downsizer contribution schemes (super co-contribution)
- Timeline planning tools you can tailor to your own situation

A practical checklist to keep you on track. Download now and start planning your next chapter with clarity and confidence.

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2.5

14.89M

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2.5

14.08M

17.97M

14.93M

15.23M

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Roberts

Great Experience - Would Highly Recommend!

Home is where the heart is and our designs have been hand crafted to bring to life the dreams of owning a new home! With a range of designs for you to choose from it is easy to turn your dream of owning a new home into a reality. Explore our range of spacious, affordable, and flexible floorplans, and discover what sets us apart from other builders. There certainly is more to love with Hunter Homes and we want you to experience the best that life has to offer. Take a look…there is a design for everyone.

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Janet

The Staff are Wonderful

From the first day we stepped into the Hunter Homes display, we were welcome. We looked through the display and the home was just what we wanted. Through the initial stages of costing and planning, our New Home Advisor was fantastic. She helped with all our queries, even if we changed things again and again. I cannot recommend the enough. Do yourself a favour and build with Hunter Homes

Kathryn C

Excellent Process

We had an excellent experience with Hunter Homes. Our Site Manager was excellent as we completed our practical completion inspection, and no request was too difficult or an imposition. Dealing with our Site Liaison person has also been a great experience where information was provided promptly and with the detail and advice that we needed. Not only that, but our build was also finished 2 months ahead of expected schedule. Would build with these guys again!

Connor S

Hunter Homes Experience Second to none

Hunter Homes provided excellent support and communication throughout the entire process of our build through our Site Supervisor. He showed a wealth of experience and knowledge and was extremely approachable throughout. Any queries or concers were addressed immediately and rectified promptyl which made the process, as a whole, very hassle free.

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