BY Mal James 16th May 2020
Continued from Marketnews article
At first, it’s a little tricky to understand as Community Heritage is a great concept and we support it BUT the “heritage industry” in its quest, has come up with an additional and coincidentally great fee-paying concept, called Individual Heritage Orders (IHOs) which is not about community spaces, it’s about private homes.
IHO’s [...]
BY Mal James 4th April 2020
It’s 6.00 pm on Saturday, 4th April and this week the isolation has given me the ability to have longer, more in-depth and focused conversations with some of the many people I respect in our industry.
It has also given the ability for some to wind down and reflect before (re)setting a course after Easter.
At the [...]
BY Mal James 19th September 2019
Opinion
This is a response to Kristin Stegley’s (The Age Sep 17th) and the Age editor’s (Sep 3rd) articles. I respect their positions and I respect the opinions expressed.
However, I do not support The National Trust and Melbourne Metro Council’s heritage protection orders going onto on individual homes if the owner is in disagreement.
Background
What is [...]
BY Mal James 4th May 2019
G’day
Mal James here. I wrote this piece as I wanted to. I have written about how I feel in this market and I’m not asking you to feel the same way.
So it’s ok to switch off now rather than wade through my mud, but there are some sprinkles of gold in here by the way!
Life is good
I love what [...]
BY Mal James 8th September 2018
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 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 14th April 2018
The 2018 market has been challenging for buyers & sellers and therefore buying & selling agents. So it was good to have a laugh with the great GERALD on his Vespa – after our client bought in Sorrento on Easter Saturday. Good work as well by the third musketeer – Liz Jensen of Kay and Burton.
Left Field [...]
BY Mal James 7th October 2017
Contents October Market Start Edition
1. October Market Start
2. Inside James – An incredible story from Malvern East to Tanzania
3. Game Changer – Stonnington Heritage Reversal
It (usually) attracts more than a Grand Final,
a bigger array of stars than the Cup Carnival – the results are more telling than the Bathurst 500: that’s what Super Saturday, October 28th will represent to [...]
BY Mal James 17th September 2017
Stonnington’s own residents are being heavily impacted by Stonnington’s “one-off, one-out (random)” Heritage Strategy.
It’s the “one-off, one-out” that is the key.
It’s the implementation of strategy, not the overall policy, that is hurting the Stonnington Community.
Welcome to the third of three articles on a Heritage War happening in your neighbourhood.
Your real enemy is your council’s Heritage Strategy; not [...]
BY Mal James 12th April 2017
Welcome to Part 1, of the James Big 3 Reports on the changes in the $2M+ inner Melbourne market. In Part 1, we discuss the first change, under quoting.
Parts 2 and 3 will be published in the coming weeks.
On May 1st 2017, we will hopefully be entering a new era; one that will make our [...]
BY Mal James 28th January 2017
Clockwise visits today – no substitute for foot leather, listening, looking and listening again.
1st Slide
Clockwise from top left: Malvern East:$2.5m? – little cutie – no, not the agent John Manton – the house. Good crowds at the OFI.
Hawthorn: $4m? Off -Market or Pre-Market? – good family home. Crowds – Only one!
Armadale: $4m? Nice one – listening [...]
BY Mal James 23rd December 2016
INTRODUCTION
If I told you buying a home at the Top End is more about trust than money, would you believe me?
Maybe, maybe not.
Well this is a story about 3 homes involving strategy, dealmaking and truths at the Top of the Top End.
Towers Road, Toorak (Marcus Chiminello)
Bought 2016: James Home Rating 942/1000
Kooyongkoot Road, Hawthorn (Ross Savas / Jeremy [...]
BY Simone Clarke 19th November 2016
BY Simone Clarke 12th November 2016
