BY Mal James 16th May 2020
How was your week? To be frank, I have really liked a lot about our Covid-19 time. There has been more time, my mind is clearer and my focus more meaningful. Relationships for me are better and I love my work even more.
Executive Summary
Its 6.00 pm Saturday – what a week
Street Auctions are back
Marketnews Multi [...]
BY Mal James 10th May 2020
This may have been the last of my regular, really long, walks for a while.
It’s 6.00 pm Saturday and what a change in outlook this week from last week.
We have moved from pause Pre-Easter, to part-time Post-Easter, to full-time from next week.
The phones are ringing again, meetings and walk through of homes are happening and [...]
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 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 Mal James 21st November 2015
Special Edition – James International Demand Report for Inner Melbourne $M+ housing
Today we have ditched our across Melbourne auction coverage and focused on assessing the change (if any) to International Demand within the Melbourne Property Market.
James Bidderman, Bayside, Stonnington and clearance rates have been sidelined, so as we could focus almost all our resources on assessing [...]
BY James Home Ratings 29th September 2010
In our last article we talked about the possible tax benefits when investing in property through a self managed super fund (SMSF). While taxation is undoubtedly an issue, and holding your investments within the most appropriate tax environments is vital to ensuring you maintain your wealth, today’s article will focus on one of the most [...]
