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

Australian renters would be nearly $4b better off under a rent freeze

Australian renters would be nearly $4b better off under a rent freeze

Tenants would have saved as much as $3000 over the 12 months to March, and proponents of a rent freeze say the cash would be life-changing.

  • by Jim Malo

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Gifts from $50k to $1m the norm: How home deposits soared to record levels

Gifts from $50k to $1m the norm: How home deposits soared to record levels

Average workers are priced out, but many property buyers who are left in the market now have extraordinary wealth – often from family.

  • by Jim Malo
Family makes last-ditch $500 bid to triumph for $1.5m Cheltenham house

Family makes last-ditch $500 bid to triumph for $1.5m Cheltenham house

The auction winners had to be coaxed to dig deep in their pockets for the charming home, and it was enough to get them across the line.

  • by Jim Malo
Victorian tree-change towns where property prices are getting cheaper

Victorian tree-change towns where property prices are getting cheaper

There are more opportunities for buyers now than a few years ago in an end to the boom that had pushed prices to unaffordable levels.

  • by Jim Malo
‘Buyers are much more cautious’: Melbourne house prices in surprise fall

‘Buyers are much more cautious’: Melbourne house prices in surprise fall

A few years ago, buyers were snapping up properties sight unseen, but Melbourne’s market has since faced a string of hurdles.

  • by Jim Malo
Should you wait for interest rate cuts to buy a house?

Should you wait for interest rate cuts to buy a house?

Once interest rates fall, property prices would likely go up, but buyers could borrow more money, and new analysis shows whether it would be enough.

  • by Jim Malo
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Homes billed as seven-star comfort turn out to be ‘closer to a tent’

Homes billed as seven-star comfort turn out to be ‘closer to a tent’

A seven-star energy-efficient home built today might look like a high-quality home, but turn out to be as comfortable as a tent, a new report warns.

  • by Tawar Razaghi and Jim Malo
How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22

How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22

The dream of stable housing is growing further out of reach for many, but Marija’s dream last year became a reality.

  • by Jim Malo
‘People are being made homeless’: Melbourne rents soar to record high

‘People are being made homeless’: Melbourne rents soar to record high

Tenants report being evicted with nowhere else to go as Melbourne’s rental crisis deepens and queues form for available properties.

  • by Jim Malo and Tawar Razaghi
Victoria’s new tax is driving landlords out. But is that a bad thing?
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Victoria’s new tax is driving landlords out. But is that a bad thing?

It has become easy for landlords and real estate agents to point to the recently expanded land tax as a reason for spiking rents. But it’s more complicated.

  • by Jim Malo
Why half the homes in this sleepy seaside Victorian town are bought with cash

Why half the homes in this sleepy seaside Victorian town are bought with cash

Asset-rich buyers who don’t need a mortgage are arriving in droves, while others struggle against high interest rates and the cost of living.

  • by Jim Malo