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There is nothing stagnant about the property industry and Private Property will keep you in the loop through its dedicated Property News portal. Important elements such as whether it’s a buyers’ or sellers’ market, industry trends, and property news specific to South Africa are covered in this section.

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Landlords Jumping Through Hoops to Evict Squatters

As South Africa continues to give more rights to tenants and landlords find it increasingly difficult to evict illegal tenants, England and Wales have amended their laws, making it illegal for people to squat. Homeowners in the ...

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Where are we going economically, trends, what is changing and where do we invest now?

Long Term Trends – where are we going, what is changing and what do we do? Dr Dolf De Roos, author of Real Estate Riches and the first truly international property investor, says that the easiest ...

Property Advice

Why property buyers become cape residents

When Cape Town and surrounds is on the wish list of aspirant property buyers and tenants planning to re-locate, there is much more to discover than when on holiday. And when ...

Bonds: Is a 30-year loan better than 20 years?
Property Advice

Bonds: Is a 30-year loan better than 20 years?

Given the tight economic conditions and post-recession hangover, creative thinking is required to get ahead in the game. Some interesting alternatives to the standard home loan are being offered ...

Property Advice

Beware of buying too much home

Given the strict provisions of the National Credit Act, it is virtually impossible these days for prospective homeowners to buy at the outside margin of their affordability.

Property Advice

How, and why, to start investing in listed property

Statistics from the ASSOCIATION FOR SAVINGS and INVESTMENT SA show inflows of R4.6-billion into local property unit trusts for the year ended March 2011. Foreign investors are keen to get their hands on SA’s property stocks, and ...

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“Generation Rent” brings opportunities for property investors

Recent recessionary times have brought about more than a depressed property market: the state of the global economy has influenced an entire generation’s opinion on home ownership.

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Property Guru and Rich Dad Advisor Dolf de Roos is Running Educational Property Events in South Africa and Zimbabwe!

Dolf de Roos will be running a series of breakfast talks in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, entitled “How to make your property fortune”. He is also running full-day workshops in Cape Town ...

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It’s party time for first-time buyers

For those consumers keen to buy their first home, there couldn’t be a better time to take the plunge. So says Rudi Botha, CEO of BetterBond, which as SA’s biggest mortgage originator assists thousands of buyers a month to obtain ...


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