Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Are baby boomers being unfairly pressured to sell their homes? Visnja thinks so.
Five years ago, the 71-year-old and her husband bought a four-bedroom house with a pool to live in and enjoy during retirement. Visnja says pressure on older Australians to downsize to free up larger houses for young families is frustrating.
“I think when you’re young, you shouldn’t really look to buy a four-bedroom house if you are trying to pay off your mortgage ... Young people these days maybe want too much," she told Insight.
To learn more about which accommodation options older Australians are looking at as they enter the next stage of their lives, watch Insight episode Housing Boom(ers) on Tuesday 28 April at 8.30pm on SBS or SBS On Demand.
Are baby boomers being unfairly pressured to sell their homes? Visnja thinks so.
Five years ago, the 71-year-old and her husband bought a four-bedroom house with a pool to live in and enjoy during retirement. Visnja says pressure on older Australians to downsize to free up larger houses for young families is frustrating.
“I think when you’re young, you shouldn’t really look to buy a four-bedroom house if you are trying to pay off your mortgage ... Young people these days maybe want too much," she told Insight.
To learn more about which accommodation options older Australians are looking at as they enter the next stage of their lives, watch Insight episode Housing Boom(ers) on Tuesday 28 April at 8.30pm on SBS or SBS On Demand.
