Jim Malo

Property Reporter at The Age

Australia's most prominent Malagasy & Reporter @theage Past: @pedestriandaily, @abcaudio, @abcnews, @3RRRFM, dm 4 signal/protonmail

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The 85 times Melbourne home sellers wanted more money than they told you

3 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Jim Malo |Elizabeth Redman

By Jim Malo and Elizabeth Redman June 7, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. At least 85 Melbourne home sellers set their reserve price higher than the top of the advertised price range on their properties in 2024 – sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars more, analysis of auctions attended or contacted by this masthead in a year-long auction tracking project shows.
The 172 times Sydney home sellers wanted more money than they told you

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Kristy Johnson |Jim Malo

By Kristy Johnson and Jim Malo June 7, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. At least 172 Sydney home sellers set their reserve price higher than the top of the quoted price range on their properties in 2024, sometimes as much as $2 million more, analysis of auctions attended or contacted by this masthead in a year-long auction tracking project shows.
The 172 times Sydney home sellers wanted more money than they told you

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Kristy Johnson |Jim Malo

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He was evicted. Then he saw his home on Airbnb

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Jim Malo

By Jim Malo May 25, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Victoria’s renting taskforce has issued fewer than 80 fines to dodgy landlords and agents since its launch in March 2024, which rental advocates say barely scratches the surface of illegal practices in the rental market. Consumer Affairs says the fines total more than $620,000, but refuses to release a breakdown of the offences.
Battle of the downsizers as Middle Park house fetches $5.53 million

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Jim Malo

By Jim MaloUpdated May 17, 2025 — 4.53pmfirst published at 2.07pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.
Coburg house with published reserve price sells for $1.26m at auction

1 month ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Jim Malo
Coburg house with published reserve price sells for $1.26m at auction

1 month ago | theage.com.au | Jim Malo

By Jim Malo May 17, 2025 — 2.07pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.
The locations where buying a property is now ‘impossibly unaffordable’

1 month ago | domain.com.au | Alice Uribe |Jim Malo

By Alice Uribe, Jim MaloMay 16, 2025Four Australian cities have been labelled “impossibly unaffordable” to buy a home in a new study, as separate research shows more than 30 per cent of dwellings now cost $1 million or more. The latest edition of the Demographia International Housing Affordability report compared the median house price to the median household income – a measure it called the median multiple – in 95 housing markets across eight countries.
The locations where buying a property is now ‘impossibly unaffordable’

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Alice Uribe |Jim Malo

By Alice Uribe and Jim Malo May 16, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Four Australian cities have been labelled “impossibly unaffordable” to buy a home in a new study, as separate research shows more than 30 per cent of dwellings now cost $1 million or more.
Serial Block bidder Danny Wallis offloads Albert Park investment for $2.15m

1 month ago | domain.com.au | Jim Malo

Regular bidder and buyer on The Block Danny Wallis sold an Albert Park investment property for $2.15 million at auction on Saturday. Wallis has become a regular character on Nine’s The Block, where he is known for bidding in unconventional increments. He has bought more than 10 Block properties. Nine is the publisher of this masthead.