Jim Malo
Based in Melbourne, Jim is a reporter on the property desk.
What the home renovation market has in store during 2026
The high cost of property has been prompting more home owners to pick up a renovation project rather than moving home. But will it get easier?
- Jim Malo
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The Victorian sea-change market buoyed by first home buyers and investors
The falling cash rate and renewed interest from interstate investors has helped to lift the seaside region from its post COVID-era blues.
- Jim Malo
ABC’s Michael Rowland sells Yarraville home for $2.47m at auction
The renovated house on a double-fronted block netted the high-profile journalist and his wife nearly $200,000 more than the reserve.
- Jim Malo
Historic Abbotsford home with one-of-a-kind renovation fetches $2.2m at auction
The house’s owner, who spent 26 years at the property, renovated it into a home that suited her tastes and values.
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Hospitalised and preparing to send the kids to foster care: Tenants’ VCAT woes revealed
Jo-Ann is an executive, earns a good salary, and is a single mother of three. But she was still evicted from her Melbourne home.
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Buyers’ advocates go toe-to-toe over $915,000 Fitzroy apartment metres from Lune
Those waiting in the infamously long line at the celebrated bakery were treated to some light entertainment on Saturday, as two advocates bid for first home buyers.
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‘Square one’: The type of property that makes it harder to climb the ladder
Not all homes accrue capital gains at the same pace, which could frustrate the dreams of buyers when it comes time to sell.
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The Melbourne suburbs where home sellers want $1m more than buyer budgets
“Optimistic” buyers in a cluster of prestige suburbs are underestimating prices by as much as seven figures.
- Jim Malo and Alice Uribe
How a Footscray vendor topped their neighbour’s recent sale by $233,000 at auction
Extra interest brought on by the expanded first home buyer scheme could have helped to push the price past expectations, the agent says.
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The 11 suburbs that have fallen out of the ‘million dollar club’
Experts warn the dips could be the start of a long decline, but could offer opportunities to buyers with more appetite for risk.
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