BY Peter Sinclair 1st June 2013
Auctions of interest this weekend –
261 Amess Street, Carlton North sold for $2,320,000 under the hammer with three bidders. This was a double-fronted, double-storey terrace (James Keenan, Nelson Alexander) that we rated at 561/1000. This was a good result given that the last two auctions of similar properties we have attended (18 Rowe Street and 60 [...]
BY Mal James 1st March 2013
So the Melbourne Market has started hot and the pressure is on to make a decision and make it quick. There’s a home! Buy it! – Deal done! – Phew!
If that sounds like you, you might want to consider three key issues:
1) Were you born smart or were you born lucky?
2) Are all homes the [...]
BY Mal James 19th September 2012
Upper end home values in general and Bayside in particular are being “raked over the coals” by the banks at the moment – not to put too fine a point on things.
Directives implied or specific have come from the banking bosses that the Top End, an in particular Bayside, is a little “fruity” for now [...]
BY Gina Kantzas 15th September 2012
Bayside Valuations
Bayside upper end home values are being “worked over the coals” by the banks at the moment – not to put too fine a point on things.
This can be a positive and sensible thing for banks to do in light of the information they have. They actually are acting prudently (which is good for [...]
BY Mal James 15th September 2012
At 6pm on Saturday, the James $M+ Clearance Rate was 65% across the 31 auctions we attended – a solid result. The Weekly Review Bidderman was also a very solid 1.8 bidders per auction. There was a fairly even spread of ducks, lone rangers, norms and volcanoes.
This weekend was the Spring Market’s First Big Test, with [...]
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BY Gina Kantzas 11th August 2012
This week I was asked how are we experiencing the market “out there”?
There has been a dearth of family homes on offer in Stonnington and there does not seem to be much new stock coming on. Prospective buyers are there and while some are feeling impatient, most are still prepared to wait for a property [...]
BY Mal James 23rd June 2012
Making Good Decisions this Winter
How to avoid the Winter Home Hunting Blues
Why making Good Decisions are as important now as they ever have been
To buy or not to buy – the arguments on both sides
Ideas for some Good Goals
How to avoid the Winter Home Hunting Blues;
a. Take Stock: If you don’t have a lot [...]
BY Adam Woledge 26th May 2012
An interesting weekend in Boroondara. Although the weather was mainly clear, it was shoes off at most house inspections. The overall clearance rate was 67%, which is not too bad. I went to three auctions, and all three passed in. Although not without their shortcomings, none of these three houses were poor properties by any [...]
BY Guy Angwin 26th May 2012
Over the last few weeks I’ve spoken about off market properties and unless you have an agent’s ear it’s unlikely you would know about them.
However, there is a group of properties for sale in Port Phillip that appear on the internet, yet don’t have auction or for sale boards on them.
48 St Vincent Place Albert [...]
BY Gina Kantzas 26th May 2012
BY Gina Kantzas 26th May 2012
BY Gina Kantzas 19th May 2012
James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client-specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne.Contact us: For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective, contact Architect [...]
BY Adam Woledge 19th May 2012
Lesser quality on offer today and more pass-ins. But properties are selling if the vendor wants to sell.
All four of the Boroondara auctions I attended today were supported well by crowd numbers, but bidders were few and far between. Did the recent financial news of Greece have an impact, or was it merely the quality [...]
BY Gina Kantzas 19th May 2012
James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client-specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne.Contact us: For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective, contact Architect [...]
BY Guy Angwin 19th May 2012
Stock levels are continuing to be an issue in Port Phillip according to Greg Hocking of Greg Hocking Real Estate and Alex Schiavo of Kay and Burton. However, it’s not all bad news.
David Lack of Biggin and Scott Real Estate has had a strong week with two off market sales in Port Melbourne and one [...]
BY Gina Kantzas 12th May 2012
James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client-specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne.Contact us: For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective, contact Architect [...]
BY Adam Woledge 12th May 2012
A solid day on the Boroondara auction streets today, with 4 sales over $4m under the hammer and an overall clearance rate of 64% for the Million Dollar plus market.
Of the eight auctions we featured, 7 sold.
Crowds were very good at most auctions at open for inspections – thankfully the rain stayed away but there [...]
BY Guy Angwin 12th May 2012
James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client-specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne.Contact us: For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective, contact Architect [...]
BY Gina Kantzas 12th May 2012
James Private Client Briefings contain far greater and more client-specific detail than what you see below and are available for full service James Search and Negotiate clients throughout Melbourne.Contact us: For a private, confidential and no obligation discussion on what is really happening in your street, precinct and suburb from a buyer’s perspective, contact Architect [...]
BY Mal James 7th May 2012
The Reserve Bank‘s interest rate cuts can have mixed results at the Top End.
The Reserve Bank gave us all a bit of a surprise with its recent rate cut of 50 basis points. But the impact of the rate cuts at the Top End could be mixed.
The diagram below shows the progress of two identical [...]
