Solving Housing Affordability | Mark Macduffie - Downsizer
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Mark Macduffie joins Dexter Cousins on Fintech Chatter to discuss Downsizer, a platform that helps homeowners with enough equity in their current house buy their next house with zero cash deposit. "If we can free up 1.7 million households, that has a cooling effect all the way down through the housing market." - Mark McDuffie Downsizer solves the problem of housing affordability by qualifying downsizers using their proprietary technology to prove that they have sufficient equity to buy their next house. The platform aims to simplify the process for downsizers and help free up 1.7 million households in Australia. Key Takeaways: Downsizer helps homeowners with enough equity in their current house buy their next house with zero cash deposit.The platform solves the problem of housing affordability by qualifying downsizers using their proprietary technology.Downsizer aims to free up 1.7 million households in Australia and have a cooling effect on the housing market.The platform uses a blend of digital technology and a financial instrument to simplify the process for downsizers.Downsizer is in pilot phase with mortgage brokers and is partnering with real estate agents to handhold downsizers through the process.About Mark Macduffie Mark Macduffie is the co-founder of Downsizer, a unique blend of digital technology and a financial instrument that helps homeowners with enough equity in their current house buy their next house with zero cash deposit.  Mark brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Downsizer team.  A digital, data and innovation executive with 30+ years of experience delivering products and solutions in five countries across multiple business and financial sectors.    Find out more: https://www.downsizer.com/ Subscribe Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/fintech-leaders-7092732051488980992/ Apple: https://apple.co/3D7NsPt Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3IzSViQ Subscribe and like on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3tBlRmE Connect on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3DsCJBp Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DexterCousins
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