BY Mal James 15th February 2020
The 2 G’s! Gina and Geordie at 17a Nevis Street Camberwell
Is it still plagiarism when you copy your own work.
Please explain the Feb Pep in 2019 2020!
The Feb Pep
Is a positive vibe from increased numbers of refreshed buyers out in the marketplace and it occurs every February. It’s like the first round of the footy [...]
BY Mal James 7th September 2019
Today was the second week of the 3-week 100 Auction test and what we saw in the strongest way was the return of the Volcano and the effect it has on the overall psyche of the market.
From the 31 Auctions we covered today 8 or 25% were Volcanoes – meaning 4 or more bidders.
It’s these [...]
BY Mal James 10th August 2019
Well, did you have a good break – we did, thanks for asking!
First big stats and market reads will come at the end of this month, when we begin the Spring 100 Auction Test. Today is a Marketnews Lite – no D&M’s, no stats – just easing ourselves into Spring and looking forward to it.
Auction [...]
BY Mal James 1st June 2019
May 2019 Market Summary – brighter outlook on very low stock levels
Its 6.00 pm and today we covered 36 auctions to finish the May 100 Auction $M+ 3 week auction Test (May 18, 25 and June 1).
Three simple things have come out of the coverage.
One: Everybody expected bad – that’s why there were so few auctions. [...]
BY Mal James 18th May 2019
Today was the first real market test we have seen since March, as April was a holiday write-off and the auction campaigns had to start from scratch, post-school holidays. The best way to describe today’s market was, interesting.
We were marginally surprised with the strength of today’s result but it’s a small sample and today of all days, [...]
BY Mal James 2nd March 2019
Everest
As you read this, I am preparing to go to Everest. The Himalayas are a life long dream.
I think I understand the risks, which include death.
Training, equipment and medicines tick, tick and tick.
And choosing a guide – that was my most rigorous selection process. Whilst there is an element of luck, I want to avoid whatever serious [...]
BY Mal James 9th February 2019
Hi my true friend,
It’s 4.00am in the morning and I’ve just been in next door to check on Mum. She buzzed me saying she fell over and needed a hand. She had knocked her head but was basically ok and I helped her up and back into bed. Mum is such a trooper at near 90, [...]
BY Mal James 25th November 2018
9 am \ Surrey Hills
Day started with a visit to an off-market home in Surrey Hills. This home has been for sale for over a year. Why? Price. To be an A-grade property you need to have all three Ps – good Property (building), good Position (land) at a good Price (market). This home had two out of three.
In [...]
BY Mal James 27th October 2018
Its 6pm Saturday, week one of our fourth and final 2018, 3-week 100 Auction, Inner Melbourne Family Home, Market Temperature Test. Try saying that a few times! The results above and supporting data below are self-explanatory.
Yes? No? Maybe?
Have you been to an auction, EOI or off-market lately – is it a bit hit and miss?
Not really. In fact, we [...]
BY Mal James 8th September 2018
At 6.00pm the James Spring 100 Auction Clearance Rate for $M+ Inner Melbourne family homes was 53% over the 3-week market test period (Aug 25, Sept 1 and 8).
Last week our heading was Wipeout – it was a shocking day on the streets (31%) – today (66%) the results are a bounce back to the previous week (61%) [...]
BY Mal James 5th August 2018
Today was the clearest spring buying and selling lessons any us, be we buyer or seller or both, will get before Christmas.
With the auction machine still cranking up its engine, we covered a few spring early bird auctions today – eight Top End auctions in total – summary in the Volcanoes and Ducks graphic above – [...]
BY Mal James 12th May 2018
At 6.00pm on Saturday, in the second week of our three week May 100 Auction Test, it’s all becoming a little ho-hum – stats wise. The James Clearance Rate for $2m+ Inner Melbourne family homes is a borderline ice-berger 63% on the 35 auctions we covered.
Bidderman was up a skerrick to 1.6 bidders per auction [...]
BY Mal James 5th May 2018
It’s 6.00 pm on Saturday, the first of 3 weeks in our May 100 Auction test.
It played out to an expected script, with a near cold 63% clearance rate on family homes over $2 million and the James Bidderman is a consistently chilly 1.3 (bidders per auction), on what are relatively low stock levels for a “normal” May. Look at the [...]
BY Mal James 28th April 2018
A-Graders are still selling! However, this was the only home we saw sell under the hammer today. There were 3 bidders at 2 Irymple Avenue, Glen Iris which sold for $2,750,000, John Morrisby.
Contents:
1. Under the Hammer
2. Is Now a Good Time?
3. Dr. Good Strategy
4. Around the Grounds – Auction Reports
5. Market Fresh – one-liners on 25 Top [...]
BY Mal James 7th April 2018
Looking to sell Off-market?
Most people know Mal and Gina at James Buyer Advocates because of the public homes they’ve bought, like
But you never see the many, many private homes they buy quietly and confidentially Off-market.
Lyall St Hawthorn, Black St Brighton, The Ridge Canterbury, Hodgson St Kew, Stanhope St Malvern x 2, Favril St Hampton, Grace [...]
