Jim Malo | The Sydney Morning Herald

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Based in Melbourne, Jim is a reporter on the property desk.

‘It’s not good’: How home buying hopefuls got knocked out of the market

‘It’s not good’: How home buying hopefuls got knocked out of the market

Australian home buyers are taking on less debt when compared to their income, despite rising property prices across the country.

  • by Jim Malo and Elizabeth Redman

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The regional Victorian towns drawing priced-out Melburnians

The regional Victorian towns drawing priced-out Melburnians

Three councils on Melbourne’s fringe have had similar or stronger rental price growth over the past 12 months, a sign of a spillover effect.

  • by Jim Malo
Tenants feel ‘rental anxiety’ as Melbourne rents hit record high

Tenants feel ‘rental anxiety’ as Melbourne rents hit record high

The typical house costs $60 per week more to rent than it did a year ago, leaving some tenants fearful of lifelong housing insecurity.

  • by Jim Malo
A hair on the floor, $400 for sticky-tape residue: Inflated landlord bond claims hitting tenants

A hair on the floor, $400 for sticky-tape residue: Inflated landlord bond claims hitting tenants

Over 80 per cent of landlord bond claims before VCAT have been found to be at least in part spurious, according to a new report.

  • by Jim Malo
Why downlights are making you colder and your split system less effective

Why downlights are making you colder and your split system less effective

Ever felt like the air-conditioner only pushes around cold air in winter? It may take climbing up into the attic and having a look around to find out why that is.

  • by Jim Malo
Why it’s a better time to buy a home right now

Why it’s a better time to buy a home right now

The scales are tipping in buyers’ favour and sellers are losing the upper hand at auction, new figures show.

  • by Jim Malo
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Sydney suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss

Sydney suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss

Choose the wrong location and there’s a one-in-four chance of reselling a property for less than its purchase price.

  • by Elizabeth Redman and Jim Malo
Melbourne suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss

Melbourne suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss

Property owners in Melbourne are the most likely to sell at a loss of anywhere in Australia except the Northern Territory, and experts blame the weak market.

  • by Jim Malo and Elizabeth Redman
The regional property markets tipped to hit fresh records in the next year

The regional property markets tipped to hit fresh records in the next year

The COVID-era tree- and sea-change boom is over, but some states can expect to see their regional house price markets improve in the next year.

  • by Jim Malo
Rates remain on hold, but these home owners are doing it the toughest

Rates remain on hold, but these home owners are doing it the toughest

Households are stretched to their limits and some are already behind on mortgage repayments.

  • by Jim Malo
The magic number that tips the rental market in tenants’ favour

The magic number that tips the rental market in tenants’ favour

Experts say it’s been years since the market has favoured renters, and it would take years of high vacancy rates to reverse the rental crisis.

  • by Jim Malo