👤 Wes Mountain

9 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
9
2026-09-20 – 2026-10-31
Claims per article
26
237 extracted in total
Hedged claims
6%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,971
characters
Writes for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Economy/Business
78%
Politics
11%
Sports
11%
Most-tagged topics
MelbourneDomainMarshall White StonningtonStonningtonSydneyVictorianAustralianBayside Group

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
1 scored article; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.27 (leans left).

More from this journalist

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2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
Updated inner-south Victorian sells for $50,000 below reserve
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
Renovated main road bungalow in Moonee Ponds sells for $1,375,000
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Politics
How Victoria’s anti-underquoting laws are helping sellers and buyers
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans left
2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
First home buyers pick up mid-century inner-north apartment for $752,000
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-10 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Sports
AFL defender’s Kensington home sells for $1.06m to first home buyers
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald · Economy/Business
The Melbourne suburbs where property owners are selling in distress
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Pair of South Yarra art deco homes pass in at auction on $2m vendor bid
🔮 While last week saw the preliminary clearance rate above 60 per cent for the first time since before the May budget, this week saw it fall below that benchmark – generally considered to indicate a balanced market – and return to the mid-50s, despite peak Spring auction season. 50 and 52 Lang Street had a price guide of $2.1 million to $2.3 million, with a $2.3 million reserve. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The Melbourne suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss
🔮 “Values rose by just 0.8 per cent over the five years to June, so owners who bought during that period have had little or no gain to absorb a fall,” she said, noting even a modest decline could mean a loss for some sellers. assertive
2026-09-27 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Mount Waverley family home sells for $1,535,000, $100,000-plus above reserve
🔮 While this means the low preliminary clearance rate is not necessarily indicative, agents warned the threat of another rate hike from the Reserve Bank on Tuesday could lead to more vendors choosing to hold back on selling their properties, further shrinking supply in what is traditionally the busiest period of the year for auctions. assertive
2026-10-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald
The Melbourne suburbs where property owners are selling in distress
🔮 Home sellers in pockets of Melbourne are dropping prices and saying they “must sell”, as experts warn the number of distressed listings will increase as the property downturn continues. assertive
2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
First home buyers pick up mid-century inner-north apartment for $752,000
🔮 He said two other parties had indicated they would be keen to negotiate post auction, but the high bidders, local downsizers, met the reserve and sealed the deal. assertive
2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald
How Victoria’s anti-underquoting laws are helping sellers and buyers
🔮 Under the old system, the price range would have likely still been in place on auction day, and the reserve would have been set on the day. assertive
2026-10-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Renovated main road bungalow in Moonee Ponds sells for $1,375,000
🔮 “Maybe vendors have come down a little bit more, maybe buyers have been waiting around too long, and there might be multiple moving parts that are contributing right now assertive
2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Updated inner-south Victorian sells for $50,000 below reserve
🔮 Minutes from Hawksburn train station and a short walk to both Toorak and Williams roads, the preserved Victorian weatherboard at 3 Hopetoun Grove features a striking red door. assertive
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