Melbourne Property Insights Archive | James Buyer Advocates

MAL’S MID-YEAR MARKET SUMMARY
A few real stories. A few real signs. And a real market (almost).

Explore the latest trends in pricing Melbourne homes with insights from recent auctions and market activities.

Discover how Melbourne’s improving housing market is impacting A-graders and B/C-graders as buyers seek value.

We covered 33 Auctions today as Week 1 of our 100 Auction Top End Test 2025M2. Bidderman 1.3 and Clearance 61%

Find out how much a Toorak home is worth in today’s market. Stay updated with the latest real estate trends in Melbourne.

Our Price Burger model isn’t only about market timing — but market context does matter. And the graphs and data we’re seeing right now tell a clear story: many buyers are overpaying, and many sellers aren’t selling — because they haven’t fully grasped the market reality.

What would happen if Donald Trump and Mal James walked into a room and gave you advice on buying a home?

Because the job people pay me for is the 3 O’s:
• Opinions
• Options
• And ultimately… Outcomes
And while people want more, it’s not more opinions, or even more options.
It’s more outcome.

YES. But Mal my house didn’t sell or hasn’t attracted any interest and yet you said the market is a lot better!

That’s correct my friend. Look at the graphic above. We are just turning a corner and those that are selling are at market not 10 to 20% above market. We are nowhere near 2021 yt!, but we are seemingly chortling back in that direction!

Have I gone too early?

Looking at today’s results, that’s a fair question to ask. Clearances (61%), Bidderman (1.5) — back into the no so brilliant range on the 33 auctions we covered today.