BY Mal James 1st September 2018
The market has changed and so have we at James Advocates.
When 67% of homes are not selling at an auction.
When you spend $30,000 on advertising for a failed auction and all that’s achieved is
you’ve told everybody what your home is not worth.
When the market has changed but your selling agent hasn’t, isn’t it time to [...]
BY Mal James 3rd February 2018
Hello everybody for 2018!
As is our tradition, it’s a decidedly lightweight first-up Market News, as we ease our way back into the saddle. Giddy-up!
Today was the first serious day of opens and we have started the year with a some impetus having bought two homes already; contrasting with the flat feeling the market left for most buyers late [...]
BY James Buyer Advocates 23rd June 2012
Saturday was a reasonable auction day in Boroondara, with the million-dollar-plus market bouncing back with a clearance rate overall of 71% and Bidderman at 1.5 – compared to last week at 45% and 1.4 respectively.
I couldn’t say however that there were any runaway prices here. The result was mainly due to vendor adjustment to the [...]
BY James Buyer Advocates 16th June 2012
There were pass-ins galore this weekend in Boroondara. While numbers at auctions were reasonable, with many perhaps keen to witness for themselves the train wreck that [...]
BY Mal James 3rd October 2009
It’s 6pm Saturday and the James Clearance Rate for million-dollar-plus auctions is 68 per cent on the 19 auctions we attended today.
In this week’s Market Wraps, we are most appreciative of the time and effort Scott Patterson of Jellis Craig (Boroondara), Iain Carmichael of Bennison Mackinnon (Stonnington) and David Hart of Buxton (Bayside) put [...]
BY Mal James 5th February 2009
Some of our tips to reduce stress and emotion when buying property:
Counteract inexperience and buy in some expertise.
It’s not that you shouldn’t use Dad or Uncle Ben – they just don’t probably understand in the same way what your needs are. Hire a buyer advocate or an experienced valuer. Spend some money to [...]
BY Mal James 20th September 2008
At 6pm Saturday, the clearance rate from the 15 auctions we attended was 40 per cent, with a few more expected to sell overnight.
The week has been a traumatic one for many whose lives are connected with world finances.
In property, this week has been the culmination of a very quiet month. Perhaps [...]
BY Mal James 28th June 2008
The significant drop in prices during March and April forced many potential buyers and sellers to re-evaluate their needs. Those reassessments resulted in inaction now being evidenced by the small numbers the market is seeing on offer. Winter is traditionally a quieter time, we all feel like [...]
