It is now clear that many of the changes in working, commuting and learning patterns that have come about because of the Covid-19 pandemic will become permanent adjustments for a great number of families...
Berry Everitt 22 Apr 2021
If you're a home seller, you should absolutely not withdraw your property from the market now in the hopes of selling it at a higher price next year...
Berry Everitt 15 Sep 2020
When we talk of semigration now, we are no longer just talking about the familiar pattern of movement from Gauteng to Cape Town, but about the worldwide counter-urbanisation or de-urbanisation movement...
Berry Everitt 3 Sep 2020
The real estate industry will no doubt look very different by the end of this year to the way it looked before the Covid-19 pandemic...
Berry Everitt 8 Jun 2020
When buying an investment property, you should apply the same "rules" about location, condition and security as when buying a home for yourself...
Berry Everitt 10 Dec 2019
People are generally living longer these days than they used to, with the result that the over-60 sector of the population is growing and the need for senior accommodation is increasing...
Berry Everitt 18 Jul 2019
While all property values fluctuate in line with the country's overall economic conditions and with interest rate levels, some areas do consistently experience better growth over time - and generate higher returns for home owners...
Berry Everitt 9 May 2019
The very detailed State of the Nation Address dealt with all of the economic and social issues that are currently of concern to the real estate industry...
Berry Everitt 8 Feb 2019
South Africa's residential market is in for an interesting time in 2019, but our predictions for the year are all positive...
Berry Everitt 7 Jan 2019
If you are lucky enough to live in a holiday town, renting out your home (or part of it) for the festive season can be a great way to boost your income and make January a lot less bleak...
Berry Everitt 18 Dec 2018
SA may be in a "technical" recession, but a closer analysis of the figures released by StatsSA shows that the economy is actually heading in the right direction...
Berry Everitt 13 Sep 2018
It's spring, which is traditionally one of the best home sales periods of the year and a great time for sellers to list...
Berry Everitt 3 Sep 2018
The latest available figures from StatsSA show that there are about 3.3-million South Africans aged 15 to 24 who are not currently in education, training or employment...
Berry Everitt 16 Aug 2018
Generation-Z are obviously the future of real estate, and the industry is starting to think seriously now about where they might live and what type of housing...
Berry Everitt 25 Jul 2018
Negativity seems to be in fashion in SA's real estate industry, especially since the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)...
Berry Everitt 9 Jan 2018
New homeowners will no longer have to worry about being held liable for historical debt incurred by previous owners...
Berry Everitt 29 Aug 2017
Online real estate companies offering to sell your home for a low fixed price or a discounted commission appear to be multiplying daily, but they are actually just peddling old - and unsuccessful - concepts dressed up in new digital clothes.,,
Berry Everitt 24 Aug 2017
The outlook for South Africa's residential real estate market over the next 12 months is "mixed", with some areas expected to experience high sales volumes and good price growth while others remain out of favour with buyers and some to even experience real price declines...
Berry Everitt 10 Jan 2017
