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Private Property and You

Admit it, you weren’t always a fan of Private Property. When we started our website in 1998, we disrupted the industry by allowing sellers to list their properties privately. This upset many...

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Agent Spotlight - Deanne Hamilton

Private Property is criss-crossing the country to shine the spotlight on the best agents. These agents are successful in their areas and have used Private Property to help grow their business...

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RE/MAX distinguished service award for Gilmours

Each year the RE/MAX brand honours real estate professionals who have gone above and beyond, significantly contributing to both the brand’s success and the real estate industry.

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Sellers should have a backup plan

When selling a property, it’s useful to have a backup offer on the table in case the original offer falls through. 

Home buying rules for first time couples
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Home buying rules for first time couples

Follow our useful guide for purchasing your first home as a couple. These tips will help make the home buying process go as smooth as possible.

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Number of first time buyers declining

Estate Agents surveyed by FNB indicated that while the level of first time buyers expressed as a percentage of total home buying remained high, it was starting to decline. “We believe that the mild ...

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Everything in property that can be digital will be digital

The idea of classified portals around the globe started around 15 years ago. What started as a disruptive business model leading the established classified sections in the newspapers to crash today ...

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Engel & Völkers expand in the Western Cape

Although they are still in the early stages of 2015, it is definitely a year of success for Engel & Völkers. 

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Nkandla campaign gets Creative Circle award

Private Property’s Nkandla billboard campaign has won an award in the Creative Circle Awards for January 2015. The campaign, which was run by FoxP2 Advertising, was placed second in the Outdoor & Out ...