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Jim Malo
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Naarm journalist. I like to write about renting.
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I don't think my niece will be getting what she wants for Christmas
A very upset baby leans forward with outstretched arms, pleading with her mother to save her from the grasp of a very subdued-looking shopping centre Santa.
October 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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The @antoinettelattouf.bsky.social ruling got me like:
June 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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There's this landlord who constantly cc's me in on his long-running fight with his property managers, CAV, the REIV, et al and now I think he's asking for legal advice and he wants to pay me?
[sic] "Your advise would be appreciated James Regards [redacted] P.S invoice please"
June 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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As far as I am aware this is the first time I've been read into Hansard (hooray) but unfortunately the treasurer got my workplace wrong (boo, hiss)
Screenshot of Victorian legislative council Hansard which reads: Jaclyn SYMES (Northern Victoria – Treasurer, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Regional Development) (12:34): Similar to previous responses, Mr Davis, we are building more homes and approving more homes, and more first home buyers are entering the market in Victoria than in any other state. In relation to the statements that you made, I might use some other words to counteract what you said, because recent analysis by Jim Malo at domain.com.au demonstrates that more investors are buying than selling in Victoria, meaning that there are more investment properties, not less. He also found that while more than 40 per cent of New South Wales investors invest in properties interstate, less than 10 per cent of Victorian investors do, because Victorians know that Victoria is a fantastic place to invest their money. As I said, if we are talking about pressure on landlords, let us talk about the facts. We know that interest rates have had an impact, we know that supply has an impact, and that is what we are taking measures on.
March 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Presented without comment
Email subject line which reads "Expert Available: How Trump's Presidency Could Impact Australia's Property Market"
January 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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This is nearly 20 hours. I looked up this day in Google Maps and the only thing I did that day was leave the house to buy KFC.
Spotify wrapped page which shows I listened to 1187 minutes of music on July 8.
December 4, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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OK so if you've been hearing that landlords selling up and it's hurting rental supply in Victoria, here's an interesting graph: CoreLogic data and analysis suggests the number of investors buying Victorian property has consistently been higher than the number of investors selling.
A double line graph which shows the number of purchases made by investors has been higher than the number of investors selling. The line for purchases is consistently higher than the sales line, except for February 2024.
November 14, 2024 at 12:32 AM