BY Mal James 30th August 2014
The Age. Weekly Review, James Buyer Advocates Young Homebuyer series is designed to take homebuyers through the entire homebuying process from the inside. The article series has become the biggest read online series of its type. It has been been published throughout Australia and internationally. It continues on from James Home Ratings – an industry standard in [...]
BY Gina Kantzas 23rd August 2014
Stonnington Snapshot
After last week’s low number of auctions we had 25 auctions to keep a track of this week. The next two Saturdays see 29 and 31 auctions respectively, so activity seems to be heating up. Half the auctions slated for September 13 centre on Armadale and Prahran so that could be a good guide [...]
BY James Buyer Advocates 23rd August 2014
At 6.00 pm on Saturday, the James Clearance Rate for Melbourne’s $M+ property was 70% on the 33 auctions we covered. The Weekly Review Bidderman, our bidders per auction measurement, was at a whopping 2.6. Only twice this year can we remember it higher. Sure it’s only one day, and maybe it’s the weather, but [...]
BY Gina Kantzas 23rd August 2014
Has Spring Arrived Early?
It felt hot out there today and indeed we felt the build-up during the last week or so.
Today we bought 2 at competitive auctions (low $1m’s and low $3m’s) bought at Off-market circa $4m, missed at one of the longest bidding auctions I’ve been to (at the mid $2m’s) and during the [...]
BY Gina Kantzas 9th August 2014
At 6.00 pm on Saturday, the James Clearance Rate for Melbourne’s $M+ property was 79% on the 29 auctions we covered. The Weekly Review Bidderman, our bidders per auction measurement, was at 2.1. Another strong result. We are still on low auction stock, but there is still a reasonable amount of oomph in the [...]
BY Mal James 2nd August 2014
At 6.00 pm on Saturday, the James Clearance Rate for Melbourne’s $M+ property was 77% on the 26 auctions we covered. The Weekly Review Bidderman, our bidders per auction measurement, was at 2.2.
This weekend’s first run of the high end auction market after a good spell in July saw a “strongish” start on limited [...]
BY Gina Kantzas 14th June 2014
Apartment Action – What’s it worth?
Most of us would agree that two similar houses in the same street normally sell for about the same price, so why doesn’t this happen with apartments? With the houses, we can see if the land is about the same size and, although the price may vary a bit to [...]
BY Mal James 27th May 2014
Week Ending, Saturday, May 31
A String of Super Saturdays
In the last 18 months or so, there has been continuous growth in the market, with steady demand and supply levels. Today was the second Super Saturday in seven days, with 176 auctions above the $1 million mark, after last weeks 145 or so. That comes after a [...]
BY Mal James 17th May 2014
At 6.00 pm Saturday, the James Clearance Rate for Melbourne’s $M+ property was 76% on the 34 auctions we covered. The Weekly Review Bidderman, our bidders per auction measurement, was at 2.2. Both measurements are solidly up.
Overall Summary of Melbourne’s Million Dollar Plus Auctions:
Ducks ($M+ auctions with no bidders) 16%
Lone Rangers ($M+ auctions with one [...]
BY Mal James 8th April 2014
Record Midweek Bayside – Wow!
If ever you were not that sure about the A-grade home market, just attend a WOW auction with a great agent (Kate Strickland). In Bayside last week (Thursday) new records were set for the suburb at 41 Binnie Street, Brighton East (it was a great home and we were unfortunately the under-bidder – [...]
BY James Buyer Advocates 30th March 2014
BY Mal James 30th March 2014
Saturday, March 29:
Market Summary
2014 is still motoring very strongly – the lull which we reported of the last few weeks seems to have been nothing more than the next tread (flatter spot) in the rising price staircase which begun in October 2012 and continues now.
This weekend was another Super Saturday with over 150 Auctions in [...]
BY Mal James 29th March 2014
At 6.00pm Super Saturday, the James Clearance Rate for Melbourne’s $M+ property was 71% on the 38 auctions we covered. The Weekly Review Bidderman, our bidders per auction measurement, was at 2.1. Both stats are up on the last few weeks.
Overall Summary of Melbourne’s Million Dollar Plus Auctions:
Ducks ($M+ auctions with no [...]
BY Mal James 15th February 2014
At 6.00pm on Saturday the James Clearance Rate for Melbourne’s $M+ property was 73% on the 26 auctions we covered. The Weekly Review Bidderman, our bidders per auction measurement, was at 2.8.
It’s good to be back and around the auction scene again. The highlight this weekend was that half the auctions we covered had three [...]
BY James Buyer Advocates 16th November 2013
Parking Mad
The old timers of 100 years ago could never have anticipated that their old dunny lanes would take on such a different use n the future. The lanes that once allowed the dunnyman (or night soil man) to clear waste in the times prior to modern plumbing, now provide access for vehicles to be [...]
