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Sell – whatever the season
I’ve come to realise over the past few years that South Africans hibernate during winter. Once the chilly season sets in, any thoughts of an evening braai go up in smoke, social events are generally poorly attended and it feels ...
Beware the burning CD
You can forgive the average South African for being paranoid about crime, given that we live in a country that has extremely high crime statistics. Urban legends generally feed off paranoia and ...
Haunted houses: the next market bubble?
Looking to occupy a new home? Get to know the provisions of the National Haunting Regulations before you do. That’s the opinion of SpookedProperty.co.za principal agent, Ivan Terfritenya. He said that South Africa remains a ...
Bitten by the DIY bug – and loving it
Nephew Fixit was on a roll. Fortunately his new home was spacious enough for fabulous renovations, and even more fortunately, he had the budget. For us galpals over coffee, we felt fortunate too ...
Special rates = super living
Previously known as City Improvement Districts, Special Rating Areas (SRAs) enable communities to improve, secure, maintain and uplift residential areas. The process requires agreement by 60% of property owners in a municipal ...
Face it! You gotta be on Facebook!
To market your business successfully on Facebook, you need to understand Facebook’s unique opportunities, and how it differs from other media.
DIY for coffee drinkers
He may, some suggest, have more money than sense, but when our nephew Fixit started throwing his young fortune at home improvements that we’d barely heard of, we have to admit we felt an interesting mixture of envy, admiration ...
Buying? Investigate urban crime!
You would think, given the high levels of crime in this country, that those in power would do everything possible to get their facts straight first-time around. However, the annual crime statistics released last week indicate ...
SPF40 for your home
Happily, with the exception of a few pockets around the country, winter is already a distant memory. It’s time to breathe a collective sigh of relief, pack away the down duvets, scarves and beanies, and summer-ready your ...
Serious about security
Judging by a number of recent reports, securing your home using hi-tech devices may not necessarily be the way to go. Forget alarm systems, turn off your CCTV cameras and infra-red beams and buy a coffin. Yes, it does seem a ...