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Expert unveils opportunity to unlock 13m empty bedrooms

While in the midst of a housing crisis, Australia has around 13 million empty bedrooms, prompting calls for a revolutionary “last homebuyer scheme” to help Boomers downsize and afford existing stock to the market.

In an upcoming episode of SBS Insight, Housing BOOMERS, host Kumi Taguchi explores the debate around downsizing in Australia.

Michael Blythe, former chief economist at the Commonwealth Bank is one of the experts who makes an appearance on the episode, where he spotlights the striking figures of empty bedrooms across Australia – space that exists but isn’t being used where it’s needed most.

With more than 37 years’ experience in economic policy and now economist-in-residence at Downsizer.com, Mr Blythe is exploring the idea of a “last homebuyer scheme” to make it easier for older Australians to downsize.

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