SADC real estate markets are diverse, often with high interest rates and large rental components affected by factors such as a decline in income, business closures and expat departures...
Calculating levies can be a bit tricky, but it is important that owners understand what is included in the levy and how the final amount is reached...
Björn Laubscher 3 days ago
A bullish buyer's market and record-low interest rates has resulted in the Cape Town residential property market becoming more accessible to first-time buyers...
3 days ago
Covid-19 has accelerated a new normal in which more employers are allowing their employees to work from home, and this trend is likely to continue beyond the current Covid-19 crisis...
27 Nov 2020
The recent news that South Africa is now open to some international tourists is good news, but it will take time for the numbers to pick up - the impact of lockdowns around the world is hard to predict...
Jason Mellow 26 Nov 2020
Sectional title schemes that are not yet compliant with the reserve fund provisions of the Community Housing Schemes Ombud Services (CSOS) Act should rectify that position as soon as possible...
Andrew Schaefer 26 Nov 2020
As the property market continues to heat up and shortages of homes for sale in certain areas and price brackets start to develop, hopeful buyers and investors are increasingly turning to estate agents directly...
Gerhard Kotzé 26 Nov 2020
According to the PayProp Rental Index for Q3 2020, rental growth has plummeted for two consecutive quarters, with Q2 and Q3 following the same general downward trend seen over the course of the previous year...
24 Nov 2020
After last month's bleak Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement by finance minister Tito Mboweni, South Africans are settling in for a long and uncertain road to economic recovery...
Tony Clarke 24 Nov 2020
Understanding the basics of conveyancing, also known as property ownership transfer, is an essential part of being a property owner. Depending on your situation, this can be a complicated process...
Pearl Scheltema 23 Nov 2020
The decision by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to retain the repo rate at 3.5% (home loan base rate at 7%) is disappointing and out of step with the economy...
Samuel Seeff 20 Nov 2020
What we are experiencing at present is a continued strong uptake in demand for residential property acquisitions around the country - particularly in the price band up to R3m...
Dr Andrew Golding 20 Nov 2020
Judgment has been reserved in the case brought by long-standing tenants facing eviction from their Bromwell Street homes in Woodstock, Cape Town...
James Stent 19 Nov 2020
Buying a home is a long-term commitment, especially as it involves a bond that could take upwards of 20 years to repay...
Carl Coetzee 18 Nov 2020
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